| 单词 | merrymaking |
| 例句 | Mark Antony and Cleopatra divided their time between discussing military plans and tactics and enjoying the merrymaking in their honor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He walked briskly back to his hole, and stood for a moment listening with a smile to the din in the pavilion and to the sounds of merrymaking in other parts of the field. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Of course. This is merrymaking not business. Come and go as you like, as long as you don’t make a noise.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Then you two shall go into a corner and finish your task, and we will hear it and judge it before we end our merrymaking.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a relief when they finally left for merrymaking elsewhere. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, you are all safe for the present. Soon there will be feasting and merrymaking to celebrate the victory at the Ford of Bruinen, and you will all be there in places of honour.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There never was such merrymaking as took place in the Hall that Christmas Eve. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Kit and Judith, each lost in her own thoughts, stood together near the wall, unable to join in the merrymaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was the season for merrymaking, when the New Year approaches and old debts are paid. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He listened to the sound of merrymaking and joy, and he wished he could be a part of it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The sound of music and merrymaking stopped abruptly, replaced by the shout of “FIRE!” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z "Carnival is the world's biggest manifestation of happiness, merrymaking, extravagance," he said. Rio's Carnival bacchanal opens, city celebrates 2011-03-04T12:16:05Z If Ms. Fleming and Mr. Sills could communicate this bond — and if Mr. Sills can lose enough of his thick Italian accent so as to communicate at all — the merrymaking might just matter. In ‘Living on Love,’ Renée Fleming Moves Beyond Opera 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z As New York City crawls toward reopening, even as momentous protests fill the streets, the formal events industry, predicated on people assembling en masse for merrymaking or shared purpose, remains in the dark. Party Planners on Pause, Awaiting Revelry’s Return 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Here, the nostalgic merrymaking of the music fitted oddly with the bright ribbon of young string players ringing the Kronos players, and the amplification created a tinny, booming sound. Music Review: Kronos Quartet’s Wide Interests Project From the Stage 2014-03-30T22:19:45Z Picture windows pull in streams of light and catch diners on the small patio, merrymaking in a silent movie. Review | Rasika veterans serve memorable ‘Indian-ish’ food and drink at Daru 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Various lords of misrule and “wild men” oversaw the merrymaking, and wassailers drank one’s health in exchange for food or money. Review | Christmas: Holy day, holiday or nostalgic wish? 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Also known as King's Day, it marks the start of merrymaking that continues until the grand finale on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. A Salute to King Cake 2011-03-01T17:20:05.090Z Also known as King's Day, Mardi Gras marks the start of merrymaking that continues until the grand finale on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Our Most Traditional King Cake Recipe 2014-02-22T03:50:04.379Z In Hebrew, Yom Kippur is connected linguistically to Purim, the springtime holiday of masks and merrymaking. Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Some are hell-raising provocateurs while others are more like cheeky jesters full of merrymaking and mischief. Hat Makers With Attitude 2011-10-03T18:23:15Z From the street, the windows of the corner dining room captured the kind of merrymaking crowd competitors would kill to host. Wine and whimsy make a perfect match at the French-inspired Primrose 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Robin and Regina wake up from a night of merrymaking. 'Once Upon a Time': A Snow Queen triumphant and Anna's fate revealed 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z "The merrymaking, camaraderie, and liters of suds are what draw Müncheners and visitors alike," says Jabado. The Best Events Of The Year 2011-02-02T18:45:00Z In Act I, a sense of real revelry, as opposed to compulsory merrymaking, animates Prince Siegfried’s birthday party. Sets Featuring Fonteyn, the Cunningham Company and Others 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z With varying levels of merrymaking to partake in, 3 million visitors will descend on the Venetian lagoon next year from Feb. 8 to Feb 25. Some travelers are dressing the part when they visit historic locations 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z In big cities, the merrymaking involving the playful splashing of water took place at designated high-security pavilions. Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Late Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced details of a three-day merrymaking jamboree that will rival Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee last June. Buckingham Palace Sets 3-Day Coronation Weekend for King Charles III 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Biden was returning to Washington to attend White House meetings and participate in holiday merrymaking before flying back at 8:55 p.m. Biden’s multiple same-day trips between Washington, Delaware are costly for taxpayers 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z She added that people were so exhausted and there was no "merrymaking". Nurses and teachers anger over MP's lockdown drink comment 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Beyond the merrymaking, he is also facing scandals involving the costly interior decoration of his Downing Street apartment and his ill-fated defense of an ethically challenged Conservative lawmaker. A Pandemic Party Again Has Boris Johnson in the Hot Seat 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z There were only several hundred Baylor fans there to share in the merrymaking, and the traditional confetti shower was a do-it-yourself exercise. Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Healthcare workers are bracing for a surge in infections following holiday merrymaking. Philippines prolongs partial coronavirus curbs in Manila to Jan 31 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z The world’s 1.9 billion Muslims celebrate the holiday from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next, with daytime fasting and nighttime merrymaking that culminates in Eid al-Fitr, which this year fell on Sunday. The Pandemic Upends Islam’s Holiest Month 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z There was urgency to the ban in early April, when new cases of the coronavirus were ballooning and a holiday notorious for alcohol-fueled merrymaking was looming. No joy for Thai drinkers as ban on alcohol sales extended 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It is Thailand’s biggest holiday and is notorious for merrymaking and drinking, which contributes to a spike in traffic deaths. Thailand bans sale of alcoholic drinks in war on COVID-19 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z The promotional video of the existing London location celebrated an opulent display of fine dining and merrymaking that was jarring amid all the talk of impending doom. Reform capitalism or face revolution, billionaires are told at Milken Conference 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z And perhaps befitting a holiday that observant Jews celebrate with merrymaking, mockery and satire, critics of the administration greeted the comparison with a round of guffaws. In Purim interview, Pompeo suggests Trump is on mission from God to save Jewish people 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Fat Tuesday marks the final day of the season of revelry and costumed merrymaking that began on Jan. 6. The Latest: Bundled up for cold New Orleans Mardi Gras 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Thousands of people gathering in New Orleans will celebrate Mardi Gras with parades, bead-throwing fun and costumed merrymaking in the streets. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Officials have urged centralized fireworks displays to discourage wild and sometimes fatal merrymaking. World welcomes 2019 with prayers, politics, music and fireworks 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z It also is celebrated as Twelfth Night, a time of merrymaking. New Year’s specialties on D.C. are restaurant menus 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z But lately, when visiting friends for December merrymaking, I’ve noticed something missing:... Mistletoe Is an Endangered Species 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z He shared his stunt on Twitter and then with The Financial Times, prompting merrymaking about Mr. Staley’s gullibility. James Staley’s Series of Unfortunate Events 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Shrove Tuesday, known in Britain as Pancake Day, was traditionally the last day for merrymaking before the start of Lent. Flipping heck: Timer glitch mars trans-Atlantic pancake race 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z As my mother was a Jehovah’s Witness, my childhood was devoid of all the usual opportunities for merrymaking. A new year that changed me: I gave up weed – and became a book addict instead | Kit de Waal 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z While the event has grown in size, it has remained largely the same for about the last decade, with the choir and a small band leading the merrymaking. After Terror, Berlin Finds Comfort and Joy in a Soccer Club’s Ritual 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Did the merrymaking in Florida win us friends and increased respect in Latin America, Europe or elsewhere? Mr. Castro’s death and Cuba’s future 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Others dance to live music and drink huge amounts of liquor both in and outside the church in raucous merrymaking. AP PHOTOS: Devils, Indians invade Nicaraguan capital for annual Santo Domingo festival 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The battle moves back into town, where throwing is replaced by drinking, along with dancing and general merrymaking. The 12 Coolest Cultural Festivals Worth Traveling For This Summer 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z She is tussled from a night of merrymaking but without a second thought. New Gucci designer debuts as Milan celebrates youth 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Shrove Tuesday, widely known in Britain as Pancake Day, is traditionally the last day for merrymaking before the start of Lent. English mother, daughter to watch Kansas leg of pancake race 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, when Colombia drubbed Japan, police reported just one violent death associated with World Cup merrymaking. Colombia mayors regulate World Cup merrymaking 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Whatever the reason, folks seem to stockpile for a holiday of merrymaking. How to Curb Your Holiday Vices 2013-12-02T18:50:00Z Ah, the Christmas toy; the dark side of the season, the perfect antidote to all the merrymaking. Furby shortage causes despair for Christmas shoppers 2012-12-21T15:36:11Z Suddenly, above the noise of the revellers, came a shrill whistle, and as if by magic the din of merrymaking gave place to an almost oppressive silence. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z You have become a stranger to your friends; you shun merrymakings; you keep away from the marketplace and from the dwellings of men. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z "To think that this is Plymouth, with merrymaking in its street on Christmas day!" exclaimed Desire, her eyes kindling with pleasure. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z The most noted were the Greater and Lesser Dionysia, the Liberalia, and the Bacchanalia, where the wildest merrymaking and license were freely indulged in by all participants. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Green branches and tissue-paper frills decorated the entrance; within, some sort of merrymaking was in progress. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z With few exceptions the townspeople welcomed the change, the whole place being given up to unrestrained merrymaking. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z So the Pinkies and the Blues marched side by side into the City and there was great rejoicing and music and dancing and feasting and games and merrymaking that lasted for three full days. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z There is great rejoicing—feasting, merrymaking, hearty thanksgiving. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z They give themselves up to mirth and merrymaking. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z In his mission-work he was tirelessly energetic, self-sacrificing, devoted; on the other hand, he was as fond of merrymaking as a boy. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The procession itself was easily rehabilitated, but the arbours on Kingsland, where the day was spent in merrymaking, called for much attention. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z At night as he lay and mourned, he heard sounds of merrymaking, and music and laughter from the castle. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z The jolly sailor boys, the pretty peasant girls, all lent helping hands, and soon the merrymaking on board the gayly lighted ship began. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Then he apportioned them the half of his riches and, after much feasting and merrymaking, the heroes took their brides and their riches and bidding the King farewell started homewards. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Such violent fights are authentically reported at merrymakings of the time, and as the aristocratic leader of such a brawl, Neidhart no doubt would find his subsequent residence among the peasants uncongenial. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z The roar of the merrymaking without swept into the quiet passages like a titanic purr of satisfaction. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z All around that clubhouse Sunday night, Freese’s manager and peers interrupted their merrymaking long enough to praise Freese to anyone who asked, and predict even greater things from him in the World Series and beyond. Cardinals See Greater Things Ahead for Freese 2011-10-18T00:24:10Z When the marriage was over, the day was spent in feasting and merrymaking. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z Sometimes, for days together, she would be left alone in the house, while Dame Martha and Margaret dressed themselves up in all their finery, and went off to fairs and merrymakings in the neighboring town. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z He appears to have been himself one of the people, a poet who possibly made his living by reciting poems of incident, and by singing at their merrymakings, though of this there is no evidence. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z He is fond of merrymakings, drunken assemblies, doctors' visits, and children's feasts. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The glory of that age lies less in thoughtless merrymaking than in a brave and steady struggle—with the elements, with circumstances, and with fellow-man. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z You had given me leave, as you know, to join the merrymaking at Zabie and pick up a few coppers with my bagpipe. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Then came the merrymaking and the feasting in cabins decked with bunting, for no green stuff was available for decorating. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Neidhart assumes a flippant tone about matters of conduct, but his treatment of the summer merrymakings is usually innocent and agreeable. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z Lady Washington joined her husband in February, and there was an added dignity to 197 the kettledrums and merrymakings in consequence. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z To these recalcitrant spirits, license and a rough sort of merrymaking became the order of the hour. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z But one could see that he was in no mood for merrymaking and family festivity; whenever he withdrew into a corner he left off smiling and knitted his bushy black brows. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z They completed their walk to the house of the hymeneal merrymaking in a bitter silence, both very miserable. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Then a sound of merrymaking came up from the whole valley. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z It seems as though the city hath gone wild with merrymaking. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z The news would set the bells ringing in every steeple in Axholme; there would be bonfires on every hill and mound, and feasting and merrymaking in every manor house and farm and cottage. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Why had he left his abode and descended upon the peaceful merrymaking of the Terminalia? Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Great was the pride of the people that the Princess had come amongst them in their merrymaking. The Stars in the Pool A Prose Poem for Lovers 2011-03-24T02:00:09.750Z But the night after, two or three people, who had been to some small merrymaking in a cottage just off the Meiros road, heard the sound as they were going home, soon after ten. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z The elders among the people tell the stories at their merrymakings around the camp-fires and within their primitive houses, to amuse and instruct the youth and children. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z The Vavasour patrimony was lost, and all the ceremony and merrymaking of the day had been in honour of the heir of—Nothing. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z There was a call in the ringing of the hammer that drew him on faster than the merrymaking of Pan had, or the sound of battle. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z There is, besides, some talk of merrymaking at night-time, which fitly leads up to our introduction to Jessica in the next scene, and prepares us to hear of her intrigue with Lorenzo. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z From that day to the 21st there was a perpetual round of splendid festivities and general merrymaking at court and in the city. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z It is kept as a general holiday of rejoicing and merrymaking. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Had your disappearance anything to do with this merrymaking? The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Usually the festivities in connection with a peasant wedding in Norway are kept up for three days, and during the time there is much feasting and merrymaking among the friends of bride and bridegroom. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z A ghost which confines itself to the cellar and the garden need disturb neither the merrymaking nor the slumbers of the guests. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z With the miners' exit from their underground prison scheduled for as early as Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, the mood was less of merrymaking than of exhaustion and frazzled nerves. Miners' kin struggle with jealousy, rivalries on eve of rescue 2010-10-12T12:50:00Z After spending a month of merrymaking, he returned to Stockholm. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History One day Crundchu prepared himself to go to a great fair or assembly of the Ultonians, where there would be feasting and horse-racing, tournaments and music, and merrymaking of all kinds. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race For my father had married a gipsy girl whose beauty had taken him at a village merrymaking. Deep Moat Grange But as the Brownies feared to attract the attention of the Doubt's crew who were yet on the island, they kept the sound of their merrymaking within bounds of their picket lines. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The parents turn pale in the midst of their merrymaking, the mother's eyes fill with tears, and the father's head droops. Yiddish Tales There they were received with great joy and rejoicing, and after that for several days there was feasting and merrymaking and pleasant sports of all sorts at the castle of the Fountain. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions The account given us of his merrymaking with his children puts a very different aspect on Hearn's nature and outlook on life. Lafcadio Hearn It was a festival of fortune's favorites, a merrymaking of those lucky few who have nothing to do but enjoy life's pleasures. By Right of Conquest A Novel She thought of English merrymakings, of the games with apples, of the curious old stories and songs that she had heard on such nights as this in her girlhood. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Do you suppose I engaged you for a merrymaking? Yiddish Tales We dived into a lurid, crowded cavern that echoed with some dismal merrymaking of string and drum. Where the Pavement Ends The savages were enjoying themselves in uproarious merrymaking. A Veldt Vendetta They play at times upon the keeloun, a kind of tambourine; but as a rule their merrymaking is confined to feasting, and of the conduct at these feasts the less said the better. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) A feature of the representation which is received with special favor is the Christmas merrymaking in the Latin Quarter, which is as vivacious and realistic as could be wished. Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel On this solemn day, all labour is suspended; the workmen receive from their employers a present of money; every person puts on his best clothes; and there is merrymaking in every family. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] They were as gay as ever at sunset and in the moonlight, but I took no part in the merrymaking. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series There was a merrymaking there, on the strength of the wedding of someone or other of his numerous kinsfolk. A Frontier Mystery And are they not planning all kinds of merrymaking for Christmas week? Hildegarde's Harvest From far and wide come dog-teams of the red hunters down the frozen river trails for the feasting and merrymaking at the fur-posts. The Whelps of the Wolf This is the way in which one party looks at another, that other being a simple merrymaking! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) His conviviality was famous, and many stories are told of his youthful merrymaking in London taverns in company with Ben Jonson, who always remained his close friend, and other dramatists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" So the merrymaking went on; the hilarity grew apace. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 At this terrible sound the noise of the banquet and the laughter and the merrymaking of the officers died away. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 From some of the windows haggard faces smiled at Daniels, and he heard sounds of a merrymaking that were particularly offensive at this hour. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure He incontestably was familiar with the life of drinking places and houses in which rough merrymaking was the chief business. Artists Past and Present Random Studies And whether they had games and merrymaking after supper, it is better to leave that to everyone to imagine for himself than to say anything about it. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero The potlatches were of different kinds, although all partook of the nature of a feasting or merrymaking and were distinguished by the giving of gifts. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast I wish I could have been there to assist at the merrymaking. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Captain Armytage, who never missed a merrymaking of any description within a circle of miles, took on himself to reply to this teetotal oration. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement "What can we do without father?" the little girl exclaimed, thinking of the merrymakings of other years in which he had always been prime mover. The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge The wedding took place all over again, much finer than the first, with festivals and banquets and merrymakings for days and weeks. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North But Crow Wing had evidently not come to join in the merrymaking. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga He asked some revellers whom he met outside the cause of this merrymaking, and was told that a wedding was proceeding. Legends & Romances of Brittany Every year he went to Mr. Wardle's to a large merrymaking, attended by his faithful Sam Weller, between whom and his master there was a regard that nothing but death could end. Tales from Dickens The whole company of bacchanals is given up to wanton merrymaking. The Venetian School of Painting So the festivities set in, and the Palace was filled with laughter and dancing and merrymaking. Dreamers of the Ghetto All the while, the same tales, though perhaps in ruder and simpler guise, met with as warm a welcome in road and field and at country merrymaking. The Balladists Famous Scots Series Thus, did a peasant join a dance of witches, the sabots he had on would be worn out in the course of the merrymaking. Legends & Romances of Brittany Nearly everybody appeared to be intent on merrymaking, and the fiddlers and dancers were busy; but here and there were small groups engaged in devotional services. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Ah, such a merrymaking as they planned for that evening! Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales A nice sort of caution to be injected into a merrymaking. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces His type, as it was found on both sides of the Border, is Autolycus, whom Shakespeare must often have met in the flesh about the 'footpath ways,' and at the rustic merrymakings of Warwickshire. The Balladists Famous Scots Series And one night he crept out of the window on a shed and slid down and went to a merrymaking at some tavern, where they had rare fun. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia For this reason, and because of the more volatile character of the Greek, the general note of his merrymaking is louder than that of the Turk. All About Coffee There was beer of course, merrymaking and jollity—but no one seemed to overstep the bounds. A Modern Cinderella They plight their troth with the plain gold rings that will be their wedding rings, and this stage of their union is celebrated with as much ceremony and merrymaking as the actual wedding. Home Life in Germany New arrivals stole constantly out of the darkness to mingle in the merrymaking. The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure There would be boating and dancing and much merrymaking. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Leslie was gone now, and Norma free from pricking reminders of her supremacy, and as old friends of Mrs. Melrose began to include her in the summer's merrymaking, she had some happy times. The Beloved Woman Abby meant to enjoy them, and invited all her relatives to a time of general feasting and merrymaking. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others She knew that His heart was open even to the simple, artless merrymaking of some obscure and unlearned people, who had warmly bidden Him to their poor wedding. The Brothers Karamazov The festival of each local saint is kept by the Mohammedans of that locality with prayers and feasting and merrymaking for several days. India and the Indians There was great merrymaking at Madam Wetherill's, visitors having been invited for a week's stay. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Doubtless under any social conditions gatherings for merrymaking would have arisen, but, by reason of the constitution of early society, they necessarily assume a religious character. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV —Well, as I was saying, this King of Youth held his merrymaking once in every year, at the time of the Great Pilgrimage. Merry-Garden and Other Stories It was a part of the duty of the Marquis and Marchioness de Lafayette to take part in the plays and merrymakings that centered about a queen who loved amusement only too well. Lafayette I thought I heard the sound of noisy merrymaking,—with music as if many were dancing. Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades At a wedding or a merrymaking of any kind she would be sent for, and the neighbours, who were plain people, thought her gift more than natural. Rosin the Beau To him shall come the last thief, the last drunkard, and other representatives of past crime and vice; and they shall hold a dismal merrymaking, quaffing the contents of the last brandy-bottle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 East was not the man to do things by halves; and, seconded as he was by Miss Winter, and Hardy, and Tom, had soon made arrangements for all sorts of merrymaking. Tom Brown at Oxford "I intend to have several days of feasting and merrymaking, in honor of your visit." The Road to Oz At such places, and in all places where abundant sources of food are to be found, neighboring clans participate in feasting, dancing, and general merrymaking. The Later Cave-Men “You’re a very kind lady to get right into our merrymaking,” he said, “though I hope you’ll save a dance for me a little later.” Children of the Desert Medford Valley, worn out with its day of merrymaking, was wrapped in heavy sleep. The Windy Hill She made no reply, but her campaign on behalf of the merrymaking went steadily on. Judith of the Cumberlands And because of this failure, we do not know the symptoms shown by the poet after the traditional "merrymaking with Ben Jonson and Drayton," when later gossips say he "drank too much." Shakespeare's Family You come me potlatch,” which Jim explained was an invitation to visit him at his village on the occasion of a merrymaking similar to a Christmas celebration. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon The long ride out to the Quemado was a thing to which he was not accustomed, and the merrymaking had seemed to him quite monotonous after an hour or two. Children of the Desert His violin went everywhere with him, and in more than one of the little towns along the big river, people began to demand the boy fiddler who could make such gay music for their merrymakings. The Windy Hill To think of us all coming to a merrymaking! A Little Maid of Province Town Now, in Arizona, near Phœnix, where the train stopped 8 for some hours, owing to an accident to the Rio Gila bridge, Pa happened upon a merrymaking which reminded him of West Australia. The Bill-Toppers But when the merrymakings and ringing of bells were over in all the land, the sea-people woke up to their feasts and dances. Granny's Wonderful Chair He had very little money; but he played luckily at cards, he picked up acquaintances, he took part in all the merrymakings,—in a word, he was dashing along under full sail. A Nobleman's Nest But as they warmed with the wine and the victuals, the funeral feast grew more lively, and ended in a vast merrymaking. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 But the last night of the old year will Father have no gatherings nor merrymaking. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall Most of the great nobles of Russia were present and there was feasting and merrymaking. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Old neighbours forgot to invite them to wedding feasts or merrymaking. Granny's Wonderful Chair He was not, indeed, exactly a favorite with some of the young people, but he was included frequently in their merrymakings—chiefly because Genevieve declared openly that she thought he ought to be. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch The guards were all away merrymaking in the Prince's honour. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations There was much merrymaking as usual that evening, for we were to start on the morrow. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan But he had been over fond of merrymakings and junketings. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country In the midst of their merrymaking a gong sounded. Tabitha at Ivy Hall Upon all your merrymakings and feasts, upon all your marriages and rejoicings, upon yourselves, your children and your households, upon everything that you do, have and are, rests the awful curse of God! Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Such merrymaking as went on, such presents as were exchanged! Working With the Working Woman The season of pleasure was over: the men had grown weary of idleness and merrymaking, and most of them now anxiously awaited the fresh trip on which they were about to start. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science They were sent to the lockup again, and our party resumed their merrymaking. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi But before that dinner-party broke up, the world had something very different from feasting and merrymaking, or even invasion and military conquest or defeat, to think of. The World Peril of 1910 Among these men we can scarcely believe there were many festivities or merrymakings. Stories of New Jersey Dedications of churches and feasts of martyrs had been general merrymakings. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals "And I'm sure they deserve to have one," said Eve, whose ideas of merrymaking were on a much broader scale now than formerly. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The business of the meeting was completed, and the members separated, all of them feeling that the mutiny of the Young America was more like a merrymaking than anything else. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Could it be that burglars had entered the house during the merrymaking and were even now ransacking the rooms? The Lilac Lady I hope you will not ask her to help in your merrymakings; she understands nothing but a romp. The Gold of Chickaree There were some speeches and a good deal of merrymaking, and the two Rovers were congratulated over and over again on having been elected. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine In Hungary, indeed, there is no stately festival, no public rejoicing, no private merrymaking, without some gypsy band; and it would be impossible to find more sympathetic interpreters of its intense and passionate spirit. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science No. It could not be anything of a merrymaking, but what they at first supposed it—a tragedy. The Death Shot A Story Retold I don’t feel as if I should ever care again for the gewgaws and the merrymakings that I used to think all the world of. The King's Daughters There is a good deal about the weather of Prague, about the gardens at different seasons, also an account of merrymaking in bygone days, and some reflections, in the same spirit, on present-day rejoicings. From a Terrace in Prague During three days the whole town now was given over to mirth and merrymaking. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa On Sunday she is never with the merrymaking crowd. The Choice of Life She hung aloof, shyly, from the invasion of her home; in her eyes a child's longing to join the merrymaking, mingled with all its dread of a rebuff. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain I’m told she feels that it would be wrong to be merrymaking while some of our men and officers may be fighting and dying. Good Old Anna Oh yes! the Czechs know what they are about when it comes to merrymaking. From a Terrace in Prague The car containing the victorious crew was a scene of wild merrymaking. Frank Merriwell's Races His property enabled him to keep a good horse, drink whisky, wear decent clothes, attend all wakes, marriages, and fairs, and other merrymakings, and otherwise lead a completely idle life. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea He was in no humor for betrothal feasts and merrymaking when his city was lost. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain If any one thinks that elephant hunting is an occasion for lightsome merrymaking he had better not meet the African elephant in the rough. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country It abounds in merrymaking and the right kind of fun. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor The others soon forgot the fight and continued their merrymaking. On the Trail of the Space Pirates The king has heard of your merrymakings and of your alliance with the English king. Boycotted And Other Stories And now it was a legend of past things and a merrymaking. A Little Girl in Old Detroit That is about all that is left in the way of national or popular merrymaking. The Nabob, Volume 1 There was 'feasting and merrymaking for seventy days and seventy nights.' The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor It was late at night before the merrymaking ended and the dukes went to their rooms. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. The end of the last chapter left the Battalion complaining of our guns and otherwise merrymaking in the front line. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry All merrymaking is shot through with youth, no matter how dolorous the joy or how expensive the indulgence. Europe After 8:15 To keep up the spirits of the men, there is much merrymaking. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The households with which his parents were friendly made great merrymakings over his return. The Mermaid A Love Tale "A small piece of money is usually bestowed on them, and the evening concludes in merrymaking with the money thus collected." A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Jason's tastes, as she well knew, did not incline to ministers and schoolmasters as companions in merrymaking. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know They were two little ones of Troy, strayed hither from the merrymaking; and at first Miss Marty had a mind to wake them, seeing how near they lay to the river's brink. The Mayor of Troy The people came out to meet them and when they heard of the dragon's death a holiday was proclaimed and amidst music and dancing and merrymaking the Princess married the Prince. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Pretty girls, without stopping to wonder, accepted with satisfaction so joyous an outburst of merrymaking and unhesitatingly gave us their smiles. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals For two days in the year at the annual fair, the quiet little town of Weyn gave itself up to merrymaking. Dick Lionheart Anciently the Carnival, with its merrymaking before the austerities of Lent, was held to begin at the Epiphany. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan And so quick was Green Valley's response that before that same merrymaking was over Green Valley was calling him Timothy and inviting him over for Sunday dinner. Green Valley Weddings were merrymakings in my time: 39 The reckoning seldom came till the morrow’s morn. Krindlesyke His little substitute did all a substitute could do; and at last when everybody seemed in full tide of merrymaking, she stole away that they might have no constraint upon it. Melbourne House The noise of resulting merrymakings sufficiently sought out and annoyed her ear. The Lady of Fort St. John A Prince des Sots took the place of the “bishop,” and was chosen by sociétés joyeuses organized by the youth of the cities for New Year merrymaking. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Knowing that cheerfulness would help greatly in keeping his men well and willing, Clark encouraged feasting and merrymaking as all were gathered at night around the blazing logs. Stories of Later American History I cannot say that there were the materials of a merrymaking amongst us, exactly, and yet I remember that luncheon as rather a gay one, with some laughing. A Pair of Patient Lovers The grand Yule-tide festival is opened on the eve of St. Nicholas Day, December sixth; in fact bazaars are held from the first of the month, which is really one prolonged season of merrymaking. Yule-Tide in Many Lands The nobles were emulated in this by their followers, and the good fellowship of the meeting was signalized by abundant revelry, night only ending the merrymaking. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Yet the festivity and merrymaking to which it gave occasion were to be left to the 180people, for a time at all events. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The sound of merrymaking in the kitchen drifted in upon us. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) For a month following a funeral the relatives refrain from all merrymaking. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The higher circles of society observe New Year as a time of exchanging calls and visiting, feasting and merrymaking. Yule-Tide in Many Lands Yet all this merrymaking and clemency, and all the negotiations which proceeded in the precincts of the palace, did not expedite the question at issue. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The feast, as we shall see, was by no means confined within the church walls; there was plenty of merrymaking and money-making outside. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Among the wintry mountains beside the Northern sea There is a merrymaking, as old as old can be. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea When the boys and girls who are to take part in the outdoor merrymaking begin to appear, it is seen that the boys wear moccasins, and buckskin is bound in strappings to their knees. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People They were quite a worthy people notwithstanding they believed in enjoying life and meeting together for gossip and merrymaking. Yule-Tide in Many Lands On the plea of being strangers in Paris, the two young Englishmen managed to obtain admittance to this royal merrymaking, which they highly enjoyed. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Yule-log: The great log, sometimes the root of a tree, burned in the huge fireplace on Christmas eve, with special ceremonies and merrymakings. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. Places of merrymaking athrob with music and dazzling with jets of incandescent light, with grief in the heart of the dancer and despair making raucous the enforced laugh! The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow The merrymaking is over, the grassy stage is left vacant, and the scene ends. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People All the surviving friends of their youth were present, and many half forgotten associates came from neighboring towns and farms to join in the merrymaking. The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Great festivities and merrymaking was the order of the time. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions There was merrymaking in the streets, day and night. The Adventures of Kathlyn Among his treasures had been some copies of so-called "beer gazettes," humorous sheets got up to be read at German students' merrymaking. Atlantis The rest of the day is usually devoted to pious merrymaking, such as processions by day and illuminations by night. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 And I waved my hand and sped back to the merrymaking. Carette of Sark New Year merrymaking is as old as the history of England. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions She is out merrymaking, like the rest of her kind. The Adventures of Kathlyn By sunset the merrymaking had developed into indiscriminate boarding. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Starred all through was innocent merrymaking, license held in leash. Foes Of course both will do more or less observing in clinics now, but I imagine they will get in a bit of merrymaking together. Mrs. Red Pepper They dressed in garments of deep purple, tied their hair in gold threads, and the city was famed for its incessant banqueting and merrymaking. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Under the cloud of world-wide war, While earth is drenched with sorrow, I have no heart for idle merrymaking, Or for the fashioning of glad raiment. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke These coarse and illicit merrymakings remind one of the unrestrained jollities of Restoration London, and they are indeed their direct descendants, properly commercialized, still confusing joy with lust, and gaiety with debauchery. The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets There is merrymaking and thanksgiving, and every man is embracing his fellow. The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology What heartless merrymakings may I not have sent you to worry you, when soothing was the one thing wanted? An Englishwoman's Love-Letters She remembered their merrymaking with Simpson at breakfast. Judith of the Plains There's a little wood, with moss in it and beetles, And a little stream that quietly runs through; You wouldn't think they'd dare to come merrymaking there— Well, they do. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 There was feasting and merrymaking for seventy days and seventy nights, and they all lived happily ever after. The Little Colonel's Hero As soon as they enter, they kneel and repeat a short prayer; and when the devotional exercises are concluded, the rest of the evening is spent in merrymaking. Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas By the end of the festival, on the night of merrymaking in honour of the village guardian spirit, things were livelier. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People An Eastern man formerly, an absconder from justice, rumor was busy with tales of ungodly merrymaking that went on at his ranch, where no woman went except painted wisps from the dance-halls. Judith of the Plains In a silent, undemonstrative manner of his own McClintock gathered the loose money in and about Vesper; a shrewd bargainer, ungiven to merrymakings; one who knew how to keep dollars at work. Copper Streak Trail It struck me that it was rather like merrymaking with a dead body lying in the house.” When William Came When we heard that you were staying overnight at Green Spring, we hoped that, being so near, you would come to our merrymaking. Audrey But while his people rejoiced, and the loyal citizens of his capital prepared a festive reception for him, he shunned their merrymaking and withdrew silent and alone to Sans Souci. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 They show me the fishermen's camping-ground, where there is dancing and merrymaking. Invisible Links On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed. The Nameless Castle The immediate vicinity of Vienna is highly picturesque and invites to merrymaking excursions, while life in the city is a hunt after pleasure. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 We are too busy for merrymaking, but in the evening there are pleasant little circles around the fires or in the snug tents. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 And he made ready for his share in the merrymaking with a light heart. John of the Woods They were a few of Mrs. Dainty's nearest neighbors who had been invited to come in during the evening and see the merrymaking. Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times It has been my good fortune, I find, to arrive at the old Mogul capital the day before the commencement of an annual merrymaking, picnicking, and general holiday at the celebrated Kootub Minar. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The scene realized to the mind the merrymaking of a fairy-tale to which trooped Cupids in disguise to honor the betrothal of some Prince Charming. A Love Episode I repaired to the village at an early hour, to enjoy the merrymaking. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists I now ventured to the scene of merrymaking, and, presenting myself before the dramatic corps, offered myself as a volunteer. Tales of a Traveller But its voice speaks in its music, often bitterly sad and sweetly regretful, and there is little hint of sunshine or careless merrymaking there. Haydn They seemed to think that our coming must be regarded as the signal for an outburst of merrymaking and carousing, such as the King found so much to his liking. A Heroine of France There was merrymaking and singing, cake and unfermented wine of grapes for refreshing, and much good will that night. Vanguards of the Plains All the good people here will communicate, and the evening will be given up to such merrymaking as is befitting amongst Christians. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune Here is a young novice I have brought to learn the noble art of merrymaking, of wine and wassail. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Neither she nor Toni took any part in the village merrymakings. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office Whenever the Government of India has a merrymaking, he is out on the trail. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series The corn was gathered into the barn across the road, and a husking-bee gave occasion for mild merrymaking. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment The mood all turns to humor and merrymaking. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Then fell certain young men to talking how that the day was fair and good, and that it were well, belike, for the young men to betake them to wrestling and merrymaking. The Story of Grettir the Strong Our old Judaism is like an old family mansion, where each generation has left a memorial and where every room is hallowed with traditions of merrymaking and mourning. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "I was not in the mood for merrymaking, and then, I am reading a book." D'Ri and I As the merrymaking lasts for two or three weeks, the exhaustion of the musician at the end of it may be readily conceived. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul The Finale, which bears the unusual mark Allegro con giubilio, begins with a big festive march that may seem to have an added flavor of old English merrymaking. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies From without we heard presently the clapping of hands and loud deray of merrymaking, so I went to find out what it might be that was causing such an uproar. Red Axe He married the Princess, and there was feasting and merrymaking for seventy days and seventy nights, and they all lived happily ever after. The Gate of the Giant Scissors Possibly the effect of a summer of out-door, home merrymaking, under the least conventional of conditions, had been to make formal entertaining under a roof seem more than ordinarily fatiguing and pointless. Strawberry Acres We enjoyed cosy chats, and yet you no more desired or wished to be present at my social functions than you desired me to enter into all your merrymakings and pleasures. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters When there was a wedding or a merrymaking of any kind he feasted the neighborhood, barbecuing oxen—that is, roasting them whole on great spits,—and spreading board tables out under the trees. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Such, largely, was their life—abundant leisure, elegant display, exuberant merrymaking. Virginia: the Old Dominion The other girls of course understood this fine little act of courtesy, and shamefacedly began to include Emily in their conversation and merrymaking. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers The ancient feasts, however, with their joyous merrymaking and the resulting sense of divine favor, were no longer observed. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism On returning home there was a general feasting and merrymaking, and Saunders felt that if he remained there long they would not only eat up their own meat, but his also. The World of Ice Those with contracted houses went quietly to parsonage or rectory with a few near friends; others were married at the bride's home, the ceremony followed by more or less merrymaking. People of the Whirlpool There was a wedding down at Heldenichlag, where they have a parish church, and dancing and merrymaking at the inn all night. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction As we drew nearer, the unusual sounds of a strange merrymaking came to us—the soft thudding of drums, the weird melody of the dances, the stir and the confusion of crowded animal life. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories That day had been chosen for the dance in the forest, one of the two merrymakings dearest to the hearts of those earliest Kentuckians. Round Anvil Rock A Romance I may remind you that a man who would fain return unto and enjoy his own self ought not to indulge so much in merrymakings and festivities, but to think on death. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti As time went on, our preparations were frequently interrupted by social obligations, farewell visits, dinners, and other merrymakings with friends and kindred far and near. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate On the other hand, the properties of the Church are as freely used for merrymaking. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 The remainder of that famous day, which was long remembered in Jinxland, was given over to feasting and merrymaking. The Scarecrow of Oz Such employments as warfare, politics, public worship, and public merrymaking, are felt, in the popular apprehension, to differ intrinsically from the labour that has to do with elaborating the material means of life. Theory of the Leisure Class They were all so manifestly built for homely chalets on the solid earth and carefully tilled fields and blond wives and cheery merrymaking. The War in the Air He lifts his bare head from the ground; He listens through the gloom around: The winds have brought him a strange sound Of distant merrymaking. The Poems of Sidney Lanier That evening, there was much merrymaking at the dance, and a great quantity of mezcal was drunk. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution "Who wants festivities at a wedding if there weren't any at the engagement?" said Tirant, "Leave the partying and merrymaking for the bed." The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc Long before this time Weatherbury had been thoroughly aroused, and the wild deed which had terminated Boldwood's merrymaking became known to all. Far from the Madding Crowd They have cast off, it is true, many of their ancestors' games and merrymakings, but they have in no degree lost their soul of mirth and happiness. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827 This result has been not a little assisted by the circumstance that merrymakings and festivities in Freeland are always largely participated in by women. Freeland A Social Anticipation "My dear young lady, the saintliest thing we can let you do is to dance at that merrymaking." The Cavalier There was no more merrymaking jugglery with identity; each was himself only, and for himself alone. The Flight of the Shadow This tradition continues still in force, and on Easter Tuesday these cave dwellings are visited, and there is merrymaking in them. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe He would have dispensed with bridal costumes and merrymakings,—so little do men understand of these matters; but he was hooted down, overruled, ignored, and made to feel his proper insignificance. The Story of Kennett So I looked into their affairs and found they had nothing left, having wasted all their substance in eating and drinking and merrymaking. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I A great popular merrymaking of some sort, with its multitude of blouses, and its drums and fifes, has been going on riotously for an hour under my window. Amiel's Journal Paul stood in a corner and gazed at the merrymaking. Dame Care He looked at the sky, then towards the manor-house, wondering how long the merrymaking was going to last. Selected Polish Tales Do you not see now what it had to do with that strange merrymaking of the poor slaves in Rome, which I showed you at the beginning of my sermon? Sermons on National Subjects All day she felt weary and disappointed, and, after the merrymaking of the night before, the household work was irksome. Mary Marston The general merrymaking, laughter, and playful talk were twice as lively on the latter half of the way. The Possessed (The Devils) This he did gladly, and on their arrival many days were spent in feasting, merrymaking, and the tourney. National Epics Be as true as the weapons I have taught you to forge: a French crown and a Scotch merrymaking for you, if you obey my command. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day "I'll keep you from the merrymaking only a few moments, Mayor Morrison," apologized Daunt. All-Wool Morrison She had noted him on the night of the party, and remembered having seen him at the merrymaking in the old hall of Durnmelling, but he had not been introduced to her. Mary Marston Treliss' principal street was deserted; all down the hill red lights showed in the windows and voices could be heard, singing and laughing, because on Christmas Eve there would be parties and merrymakings. Fortitude Even the clothes-washing period was turned into a kind of merrymaking. History of California At the quilting, apple, and shelling bees there are numbers of the fair sex, and games, dancing, and merrymaking are invariably kept up till the morning. The Englishwoman in America The pleasures of the day are like those of all fairs and public merrymaking. Castilian Days It seemed all a weary wandering and heart-loneliness—as if I had been forced to go to merrymakings without the expectation of joy. Daniel Deronda Din of merrymaking / heard ye there on every side. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original Then, the religious spirit yielding inevitably in part to that of merrymaking, minstrels and mountebanks began to flock to the celebrations; and regular fairs, even, grew up about them. A History of English Literature He would visit them when sick and be a partner in their merrymakings. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Closely allied with the religious spirit was that of good-fellowship and merrymaking. Towards the Great Peace I managed to get away from all the merrymaking and go to my room. The Rangeland Avenger Because seriousness drew attention from the spies, the deepest thoughts were masked beneath an air of levity, and merrymaking hid such counsels as might come within the vaguely defined boundaries of treason. Caesar Dies None of all the merrymakings in merry England surpassed the May festival. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 In Ireland they were supposed to ride to their scenes of merrymaking on the ragwort, hence known as the "fairies' horse." The Folk-lore of Plants What they wanted they did themselves, and this community in worship and community in merrymaking did more even than the merging of common material interests, to knit the whole body together into a living organism. Towards the Great Peace However, there is some joking and merrymaking on the occasion, and that I find rather fun. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 From a wedding to a funeral, from a merrymaking to a massacre, were frequent vicissitudes. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" Generally, professional singers and musicians, dancing-girls, jugglers, and jesters were called in to contribute to the merrymaking. General History for Colleges and High Schools What has she to do with our merrymakings? The Social Cancer Around her as she approached the meeting, the palace dignitaries were still celebrating, for it had been declared a day of feasting, and the sounds of continual merrymaking were on every hand. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs He would have liked to enter into their merrymaking, but felt himself too much a stranger. The Net Other aides were coming or going, but all save one or two windows of the house were dark now, and the merrymaking was over. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign There are none of the Valois, and not a Peralta to join in merrymaking. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Our daily life shall be a pleasurable toil, an enfranchised science, a wonderful music, an everlasting merrymaking. Essays on Russian Novelists Miss Maggie did not attend any more of the merrymakings of that holiday week. Oh, Money! Money! But the greatest merrymaking was in the King's palace; there the best bands played and the best food was cooked. The Art of the Story-Teller PENNY-WEDDING, a wedding where all who attend contribute a trifle towards the expenses of the merrymaking. The Fortunes of Nigel Then was there great merrymaking all over the house, and it was overrun from top to bottom with the excited guests, for all were consumed with the desire to see the treasures the castle contained. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Is there always such merrymaking here in the manor? Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus With the return of the women the merrymaking is resumed. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music A crowd of people sat down to table, and all was fun and merrymaking. The Art of the Story-Teller The lord of the castle and his family disposed themselves to give their countenance to the merrymaking, and Sir Walter ordered the steward to see that the players had a good supper. Masters of the Guild Closed as it was the sounds of merrymaking emanated into the corridor. The Voice on the Wire Never had the old King orchard known a blither merrymaking or lighter hearts. The Story Girl From them we know many things concerning the appearance of the interior, the cave's inhabitants, and their merrymakings. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music There followed a period of feasting and entertainment, of music and merrymaking. Rainbow's End This was perhaps the most feverishly busy camp on the entire thirty-mile Dyea trail, but, unlike the coast towns, there was no merrymaking, no gaiety, no gambling here. The Winds of Chance I said nothing: but all the same I am tolerably certain that Judith, being Judith, will enjoy prodigious merrymaking in Paris. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel The others passed on without seeing them and at once began talking gaily, as if they had been merrymaking with the rest but Rosebud and Adonis detected the false note in their laughter. The Motor Girls On such occasions feastings and merrymakings take place, as at our christenings. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 "What were the sounds of merrymaking down the road?" said she. The Heart's Highway In all these merrymakings and outings Lucy was the central figure. Tides of Barnegat Whatever their attitude toward this merrymaking had previously been, the Monroe girls were instantly drawn into the spirit of the occasion. Martie, the Unconquered She seemed like a dark spirit in the midst of such merrymaking, almost like a warning of a fate to come. The Motor Girls So the Pinkies and the Blues marched side by side into the City, and there was great rejoicing and music and dancing and feasting and games and merrymaking that lasted for three full days. Sky Island: being the further exciting adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after their visit to the sea fairies Over the telephone wire we agreed that the letter was a justification of our yesterday's little merrymaking. The Red Planet The Cromartins and the others all expressed similar opinions, the younger ladies' sorrow being aggravated when they realized that with Lucy away there would be no one to lead in their merrymakings. Tides of Barnegat For a swift season of merrymaking the money of his prizes ran through Stephen's fingers. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man They tried to think so, but a shadow stalked in the background of their determined merrymaking. Rilla of Ingleside If once Beethoven wrote a merry note about merrymaking with friends, let us rejoice that occasions did sometimes occur, though but rarely, when the heart of the sufferer was temporarily gladdened. Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words The king hearkened to his Wazir's speech, but presently made light of the matter and busied himself with that which he was about of eating and drinking, pleasuring and merrymaking. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Then he abode with them in all honour and hospitality, for three months, spending his time in feasting and merrymaking, joy and delight, hunting and sporting. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 And now it fell out that the Lord Giovanni was oftener at the Palace than at the Castle, and during that summer Pesaro was given over to such merrymaking as it had never known before. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro Alas, the service leaves one no time, not even a short hour, for recreation and merrymaking. Mohammed Ali and His House In the country, especially in the wine districts where the merrymaking sometimes lasts for days, these festivals are beautiful. The Californiacs It is of the good time their masters are having, of the feastings and the merrymakings, of the laughter of the children, of the kisses of the lovers. Idle Ideas in 1905 Balls and dances and other merrymakings at which the whole village assembled supplied the wants of a people proverbially fond of amusement. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond They frequented fairs and merrymakings, spreading the knowledge not only of tales in prose or ballad form, but of appeals also to public sympathy from social reformers. A Bundle of Ballads It is a day of picturesque merrymaking and ceremony, when the stringent rule barring women out of a synagogue is relaxed. The Rise of David Levinsky The glow of so much merrymaking kept the blood warm and the skin dry. The Elusive Pimpernel Leroy began to have an uneasy premonition that the merrymaking portended sinister things. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series It was past midnight, the kilns on both sides of the river were put out, but in the meadow below and in the tavern the merrymaking still went on. The Witch and other stories The next morning she was up early, and was as happy and ridiculously excited over the prospect of the day's merrymaking as if she had been Kitty. A Mountain Woman All the British and French capable of bearing arms were gathered in the fort to take part in or look on at the merrymaking. Hero Tales from American History The merrymaking sounded to the visitors more like the howling of a pack of fiends, for it bore no resemblance to any human sounds they had ever heard. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa When they entered they were deafened with the noise of carousing and merrymaking. Twilight Land The hut was well in the shadow of tepees, and all were still at the feasting and merrymaking. The Scouts of the Valley An earsplitting noise of merrymaking issued from the open windows and died out far away under the serene evening sky while peasants, belated in the lanes, turned and looked at the flaring rooms. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola But during that time Beppo lived as a prince, and the life was never seen in that town before or since—feasting and drinking and junketing and merrymaking. Twilight Land And, just as suddenly, all the sound of music and dancing and merrymaking ceased, and everybody began to wail and cry until it was enough to wring one's heart to hear. Twilight Land Nothing was heard but feasting and merrymaking, and at night all the sky was lit with fireworks. Twilight Land The gold in the vessel lasted maybe for a month of jollity and merrymaking, but at the end of that time there was nothing left—not a copper farthing. Twilight Land |
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