| 单词 | Martinmas |
| 例句 | Martinmas also takes place on Nov. 11, and it was widely celebrated as the start of winter, which coincided with seasonal preparations, such as the butchering of animals like geese. Dickens, refrigeration and New World turkey: Behind the decline of the traditional Christmas goose 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z The Raisin Monday celebrations fall in the middle part of the university's Martinmas Semester. In pictures: Raisin Monday foam flies 2013-11-04T16:26:11Z "Don't stand there babbling like a drunken mummer at Martinmas fair!" he shouted, with a round oath. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z If I had been wise, and had ta'en advice,5 And dane as my bonny love bade me, I would hae been married at Martinmas, And been wi' my rantin' laddie. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z The rotation of crops was unknown; and winter food for sheep and cattle not being raised, the greater number were slaughtered and salted at Martinmas. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z As their yearly servitude happened to terminate alike at Martinmas, Mrs. Edwards kindly proposed their continuance on the farm whilst Ales completed some needful preparations, and Evan made his important journey to Cardiff. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z In the latter district it appears as a bird of passage in November; and about Martinmas it is so abundant as to become a staple article of food. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The art of winter fattening of sheep and cattle was unknown, and so artificially preserved meat had to be depended upon after Martinmas, or at the best between Christmas and spring. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z It is also called “St. Luke’s Summer,” and Martinmas, and Martilmasse, because the feast of St. Martin is kept on November 11th. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z It was Martinmas when an Englishman came to this very door. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Mark me, this falcon will strike his quarry quick; if not, I vow I will not fly another this side Martinmas. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z And poor Beatrice had such a bad attack last Martinmas.' Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "Nay, but," said Snare, "your wife, Will,—she likes me not; nay, she forbade my coming hither last Martinmas." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z But, to crown all, the lease of three or four of the laird's tenants was out at the following Martinmas, and their rents were doubled. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "Well, I had a longing to see my eldest daughter and my only son," she said lovingly; "and besides, to-day is Martinmas." A Sister's Love A Novel I's my ale and my Sunday breeches; I's an old master, I's a young lass, And we'll eat green goose, come Martinmas! One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blaw And shake the green leaves off the tree? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Go to, Sir Thomas," said Lord Burleigh, "By 'ur Lady, 'tis thirty years come Martinmas. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z At the Martinmas term Mary accordingly took up her abode again with her parents at Blackenburn. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "Then all at once he started up; the clear sound of children's voices came in from the hall: "'Martins, martins, pretty things, With your little golden wings,' echoed the old Martinmas ditty. A Sister's Love A Novel Do you think I could live with you eighteen years, come next Martinmas, and not know when you're in trouble? Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant It would seem that the season of year most favourable to reiving was between Michaelmas and Martinmas. Border Raids and Reivers This custom is still kept up, and there is always hard riding to reach the stone before the sun rises on Martinmas Day? Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It was fully my intention to have left this at Martinmass, but the Lord fixes the bounds of our habitation. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Rainbow, rainbow, Rin away hame; Come again at Martinmas, When a’ the corn’s in. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright We have learned that, in one northern locality, no fewer 64 than eight Free Church teachers have since Martinmas last either tendered their resignations, or are on the eve of doing so. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The funeral over, the family removed to Mossgiel, in the parish of Mauchline, where, at Martinmas, Robert and Gilbert had rented another farm. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 But before Martinmas 1643, he went back to Glasgow, where he both attended his studies and his pupil. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Between Martinmas and Yule, water's wine in every pool. The Proverbs of Scotland Ye are mad, Rob," said the Bailie, "mad as a March hare—though wherefore a hare should be madder in the month of March than at Martinmas is more than I can well say. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Old Kate, as I found next day, was dead since Martinmas, and her house was empty. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn "Martinmas wind," she said in a low, clear, even voice. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia “No wine, no beer, nor spirituous liquors have I tasted for sixty-one years come Martinmas,” whimpered the old man. Clayhanger All I know is," said he, "that I saw a Jew cutting bread at the Albero Verde last Martinmas, and he slipped into his own thumb, and came off as red as a dog's tongue. Little Novels of Italy I can find no record of the principal, the Martinmas or Autumn, fishing of 1868. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" It has been supposed that the Martinmas feeing markets, for the engagement of agricultural and other servants, originated at these sports. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The tall gray crags," said Patricia in a strange voice, "and the Martinmas wind. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia On the death of the overseer on that property he was appointed his successor, entering on the duties at the term of Martinmas 1835, his brother accompanying him as his assistant. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The Christmas bird provided by the familiar “goose club” may be compared with the German Martinmas goose. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan In the locality just mentioned "commonable" burgesses, if we may imitate their manner of speech, might depasture two cows and one horse from Old May-day till Martinmas, and four sheep from Martinmas till Candlemas. The Customs of Old England Her ladyship did not seem to like living at the castle; she stayed only to regulate matters with the factor at Martinmas, and went back again to London. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 The voice began the stanza again:— "Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blow, And shake the green leaves from the tree?" Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia On the Saturday before Martinmas King Haco rode to the port of Medalland, and after mass he was taken very ill. The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. In St. Nicholas's Day, indeed, we find a feast that closely resembles Martinmas, and seems to be the same folk-festival transferred to a later date. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan And I can tell you that Ann has been queer lately, and Elizabeth talks of leaving at Martinmas. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Calling upon God and his saints, these three men swore a solemn oath to protect each other and promised to meet in a little meadow called the Rütli, the Wednesday before Martinmas. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blow, And shake the green leaves from the tree; O gentle death, when wilt thou come? Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia A custom which is still remembered by some of the older villagers was the roasting of a sheep by the small bridge on the green on November 23rd in Martinmas week. The Evolution of an English Town In Denmark too a goose is eaten at Martinmas, and from its breast-bone the character of the coming winter can be foreseen. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan "I have been at Sandal twenty-two years come Martinmas, but I'm going to Beverley next feast." The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance The slaughter of animals for winter consumption which took place at Samhain, or, as now, at Martinmas, though connected with economic reasons, had a distinctly religious aspect, as it had among the Teutons. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Seven years come Martinmas since I last stayed overnight with Mary Stagg! Audrey "Aye, poor man, about Martinmas the Crown seized his freehold and all his goods and chattels." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Bonfires appear at Martinmas in Germany, as at All Hallows tide in the British Isles. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan "But I'm thinking the sheep must be sold at Martinmas, or we'll not have much of a living for winter." The Pilots of Pomona And when they stopped for rest at the sign of a bush upon a pole, how they would fall to upon the Martinmas beef, the neats-tongues, the cheesecakes! The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple Ewin Mackinnon is dead, I know; for five years ago come Martinmas night I saw his perjured soul on its way to hell. Audrey "I passed through it with my two children at Martinmas," the witness began falteringly. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Round Martinmas popular customs cluster thickly, as might be expected, since it marks as nearly as possible the date of the old beginning-of-winter festival, the feast perhaps at which Germanicus surprised the Marsi in A.D. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan In Scotland this day still marks the winter term, which is called Martinmas. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries The Hofbauer had declared that the house was at our disposal until Martinmas—longer if we wanted it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Before Martinmas one must not shiver; after Martinmas one must not sweat! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig "You knew it all that bad night in Martinmas, did you not?" The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Probably these rites were transferred to Martinmas from the old Celtic festival of Samhain. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Leaves frae the tree at Martinmass flee, And poverty parts sweet company. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Thus the beaver-hatted employers smiled at Martinmas drunkenness, and smacked it familiarly on the back; and little boys swilled themselves into the gutter with their elders, and felt intensely proud of the feat. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories In the special football edition of the Daily was an announcement, the first, of special Martinmas f�tes organised by the Five Towns Daily. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns We couldn't make up our minds to part at midsummer; but now Martinmas is coming, and she has found a good place as shepherdess on the farms at Ormeaux. The Devil's Pool Why, he's only nineteen and four months, come Martinmas. A Perilous Secret Lammas Day, the first of August, literally "the loaf-mass" day or festival day at the beginning of harvest, one of the cross quarter days, Whitsuntide, Martinmas, and Candlemas being the other three. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It was on the Friday before Martinmas, at dusk. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories This happens as well in wet as in dry seasons, and always at the beginning of May, when the springs are commonly esteemed highest; and so it usually continues till Martinmas, November 12, following. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 Martinmas' wind, when wilt thou blaw And shake the green leaves off the tree? From Chaucer to Tennyson The greater part of the meat required for winter's use was killed and salted down at Martinmas, while stockfish and baconed herrings were provided for Lent. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain The road is all spotted like a shambles at Martinmas. The White Company On this very afternoon of the Friday before Martinmas an accident had happened to him. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories And on Martinmas day she was publicly given to him with much pomp at Westminster, and the Archbishop Anselm wedded her to him, and afterwards consecrated her queen. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle I am as free as the wind at Martinmas, that pays neither land-rent nor annual; all is explained—all settled with the honest old drivellers yonder of Auld Reekie. The Bride of Lammermoor A Martinmas summer of Mrs. Henchard's life set in with her entry into her husband's large house and respectable social orbit; and it was as bright as such summers well can be. The Mayor of Casterbridge Six long weeks were taken in these preparations, and it was close on Martinmas ere all was ready for a start. The White Company Even to the present day the housewives reckon chronology by Martinmas. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories When winter approached, then went the army home; and the enemy retired after Martinmas to their quarters in the Isle of Wight, and provided themselves everywhere there with what they wanted. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle No woman or child but would have fled at the sight of me, for I was as red as the parish butcher when Martinmas is nigh. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 He died the next Martinmas, in the robes of a monk; and thenceforth Foulques proved his right to his surname by his perpetual wars and disputes with his brother. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II St. Luke's day had come and had gone, and it was in the season of Martinmas, when the oxen are driven in to the slaughter, that the White Company was ready for its journey. The White Company Or, "It was that year as it rained and hailed all Martinmas." The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Then after Martinmas they went back again to Kent, and chose their winter-quarters on the Thames; obtaining their provisions from Essex, and from the shires that were next, on both sides of the Thames. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Nobody Cometh to Woo On Martinmas eve the dogs did bark, And I opened the window to see, When every maiden went by with her spark But neer a one came to me. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript The audience, however, is sorely puzzled by the events of this awful third night after Martinmas, and resents the obscurity of all this intrigue by candlelight. Henrik Ibsen Gie him a cuff at Martinmas, and his cheek will be tingling at Whitsunday. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day And many of them have no idea why it is Martinmas, and not Midsummer or Whitsun, that is always on the tips of their tongues. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories After this, the same year, before Martinmas, went King Edward with the West-Saxon army to Colchester; and repaired and renewed the town, where it was broken down before. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle It fell about the Martinmas time, And a gay time it was than, That our gudewife had puddings to mak' And she boil'd them in the pan. Ballad Book On Martinmas Day, the Yules reached the beautiful capital of Sicily, Palermo, which, though they knew it not, was to be their home—a very happy one—for nearly eleven years. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 "I gat it in last Martinmas," he said. The Lilac Sunbonnet "I am her nurse, and I have not seen her this five years come Martinmas;" and the Amazon gave a gentle sigh of disappointment. Love Me Little, Love Me Long "I have news for you, sir," said he, "leastways I think so; your pocket was picked last Martinmas fair of three Farnborough bank-notes with your name on the back." It Is Never Too Late to Mend Do you know, I almost feel tempted to give way to this Martinmas summer of love, to stultify my past by unsaying and undoing everything. The Woman Who Did They've never had me, though; and I shall be sixty-one next Martinmas, so there's not much time left for them to try me, I reckon. Ruth It is twenty-five years come Martinmas since he brought his writ of right; and though baffled, he was not beaten. Sybil, or the Two Nations Some people have taken special objection to the short Martinmas warning. Second Shetland Truck System Report I was eight at Martinmas, and Lothaire was nine three days since.” The Little Duke The sheep had died, and the calves also, so there was little to kill when Martinmas came and it was time to salt the meat for the winter. Sir Nigel Dunnot ye remember how you would raise my wage, last Martinmas eighteen year? Ruth At length the term-day, the fatal Martinmas, arrived, and violent measures of' ejection were resorted to. Guy Mannering When you were making your settlements, I suppose it was the previous Whitsunday and Martinmas rents that you settled for at each?-Yes. Second Shetland Truck System Report At Martinmas the authorities of the commune came round, and counted over the stock of each Cagot. An Accursed Race The people about here call them martinets, because they begin to hatch about Martinmass. Travels through France and Italy MART, fatted beasts, slaughtered at Martinmas for winter provision. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since My wife died ten years ago come Martinmas. The Path of the King No sub-lease shall extend beyond the term of Martinmas eighteen hundred and eighty. Second Shetland Truck System Report Nevertheless, when she was come to herself again, she declared, by inspiration of the Saints, that Compiègne should be delivered before the season of Martinmas. A Monk of Fife It was in the Martinmas quarter of this year that I got the first payment of my augmentation. The Annals of the Parish; or, the chronicle of Dalmailing during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder Will she love me the less that my Father is seenEach Martinmas day in a doublet green? Ballad of Reading Gaol I know, for instance, what happened in Aldermire Copse, by night, two years ago come Martinmas.” The Water-Babies We sometimes begin in spring, and work until after Martinmas. Second Shetland Truck System Report So the days went on, and darkened towards the promised season of Martinmas, but there dawned no light of hope. A Monk of Fife The rent shall be due and payable at the term of Martinmas every year. Second Shetland Truck System Report Some time after I got married I lived in Northmaven, but now for nine years past at Martinmas I have lived at Tofts. Second Shetland Truck System Report Martinmas or the 1st November, just at the time when the fishermen are settled with. Second Shetland Truck System Report Everywhere, without any exception, rents are paid only once a year, at on about Martinmas. Second Shetland Truck System Report |
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