| 单词 | Midsummer Day |
| 例句 | “It’s Midsummer Day. The city will be crowded with a large market and festivities. That’s always good for mummers. We should do well. And, as I told you, I have some matters with a man.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The date had stuck in Winston’s memory because it chanced to be Midsummer Day; but the whole story must be on record in countless other places as well. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “It’s turned a corner. It must be Midsummer Day now.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the eve of Midsummer Day it was a common practice to light bonfires. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The town agreed to the expropriation of this lane in consideration of one red rose annually to be paid by the College to the Corporation on Midsummer Day. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z And so with the people singing, "Hail, all hail Nuremberg's beloved Hans Sachs," Midsummer Day and the Song Festival came to an end. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Fifteen pounds, being one quarter's rent due on Midsummer Day last, for the premises occupied by him at No. 14, South Rupert Street, W.C. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z A pagan rite still existing without Christian “baptism,” is found in the bon-fires that yearly crown the Cornish hill-tops on the night of Midsummer Day. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The lord laughed at the lady, and said he would give them as much land as snow fell upon ‘the next morning in Midsummer Day.’ Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z On Old Midsummer Day—that is, on the 5th of July of each year—this village commenced its annual two-days' sports, which consisted of prizes for wrestling, leaping, foot-racing, dog-trailing, etc. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z "Midsummer Day, Midsummer Day, And the song festival so gay,—" sang the jolly 'prentice boys, as they appeared at their masters' house doors to close the shutters for the night. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z That is probably the reason why Shakspere called his play "A Midsummer Day's Dream," and make Puck and the other fairies play such pranks with the mortals that they found wandering out-of-doors. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z Neither Willie nor Maude could understand how it could be Midsummer Night, because Midsummer Day was such a long way off—quite six weeks, for this was only yet the month of May. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z It was Midsummer Day, and a Saturday, and the middle of the Saturday afternoon. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z On Midsummer Day they used to chain cats together and burn them in the fire. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Perhaps they were afraid the place would come into disrepute, for in a town where they hold snow-shoe races on Midsummer Day one may be prepared for anything in the way of weather. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The Common Hall on Midsummer Day is for election by the liverymen of the two Sheriffs and various minor officials. Memorials of Old London Volume I If Midsummer Day be never so little rainy, the hazel and walnut will be scarce, corn smitten in many places; but apples, pear and plums will not be hurt. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. So I told you to go away and fill your lamps," said Carlton, sadly, "even though it was Midsummer Day! Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z And all eyes were fixed on the arch through which, at sunrise on Midsummer Day, the sun’s first beam should fall upon the white, new, clean altar stone. The Magic World It was Midsummer Day; the greatest day of the whole year in a Finn's estimation. Through Finland in Carts The sun of Midsummer Day set on men wounded and weary, but victorious and free. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 At Christmas he sent Christmas cards, on Midsummer Day a bunch of moss roses, and even on St. Valentine's Day a valentine. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 All the birds are going to bathe, as is their custom on Midsummer Day, and will be sure to appear in their best feathers. Wood Magic A Fable ‘Midsummer Day,’ said Quentin thoughtlessly—and, as usual, anxious to tell all he knew. The Magic World She had realised her doom for the first time in its entirety on the Midsummer Day preceding that we are now describing. Robert Elsmere On the morrow, which was Midsummer Day, the King and his fleet entered the port. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 This year he hoped to send Jane a five pound note on Midsummer Day, and in a year or two he had the prospect of a large salary. Principle and Practice The Orphan Family Though the ice was beginning to disappear the weather kept bitterly cold, and on Midsummer Day the sails and ropes were frozen too hard to be handled. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They passed the Orkney Islands and on Midsummer Day saw the southern extremity of Greenland, Cape Farewell, disappear to windward. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People At Nikko, Japan, where there are many shrines to the spirits of the dead, masques are held to entertain the ghosts who return on Midsummer Day. The Book of Hallowe'en If ever Edward showed energy, it was in preparing for the appointed Midsummer Day of 1314. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Long as a Midsummer Day is, it has gone by like a Heron's flight. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 In honor of Midsummer Day, Marguerite and I have spent the morning at the piano, playing Mendelssohn's delicious fairy music from the Midsummer Night's Dream. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua If it had been Midsummer Day I should have thought twice about crossing the Boundary. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine Margot Fresquyl had allowed herself to be tempted for the first time by the delicious intoxication of the mortal sin of loving, on the evening of Midsummer Day. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 The sun of Midsummer Day rose on the rite of the mass done in front of the Scottish lines. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The worst is, we often start for the seaside about Midsummer Day, And no one takes care of our gardens whilst we are away. Verses for Children and Songs for Music It was a day of days—a perfect Midsummer Day. Carette of Sark I was fifteen years and a half old when I became an apprentice to the forester, on Midsummer Day 1797. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. She had, however, been obliged to wait until Midsummer Day, for the miller watched over his heiress very carefully. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 Turnips may be sown in variety and in quantity after Midsummer Day. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Imagine that on Midsummer Day, when standing on the earth here, I measure with a piece of card the angle between the star and the sun. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky "It will soon be Midsummer Day," smiled Max. The Keeper of the Door Shortly before Midsummer Day, as I had arranged with my friend, I reached Frankfurt. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. That was on the fifth of July, old Midsummer Day, which is our national day in Ellan, and flags were flying over many of the houses in the village. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill And yet—it is Midsummer Day; this is the twenty-fourth of June—and I am on fire with love and longing for you, and I must know whether you care. The Twenty-Fourth of June "He wouldn't come in, but he bade me tell Lars from him to beware the first Sunday after Midsummer Day." The Emperor of Portugalia Peggy, the while she leaned against her cavalier, was remarking at that very moment that she thought Midsummer Day the nicest day in all the year for a "weddin'." The Keeper of the Door Think of it—Midsummer Day, on a stuffy train, jammed with people who stare at you—and standing still at stations when you want to fly. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series Out to the Vær he came again on Midsummer Day. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Midsummer Day was at hand; it had begun early! The Twenty-Fourth of June "Did you mark, Pastor, it was the Sunday after Midsummer Day I was to be on my guard?" he said. The Emperor of Portugalia About midsummer, but especially on Midsummer Day, two such holes are bored opposite each other, into which the extremities of a strong pole are fixed. 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 On Midsummer Day there was a Triumph on the river at Westminster, with a sham-fight and a great shooting of guns and hurling of balls of wild-fire. Master Skylark On Midsummer Day the youth came thither in his boat all alone. Weird Tales from Northern Seas It was then that Mr. Coxwell, with characteristic enterprise, undertook, at his own cost, to build a suitable balloon, and, moreover, to have it ready by Midsummer Day. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation The first Sunday after Midsummer Day there was a grand party at the seine-maker's to which every one in the Ashdales had been invited. The Emperor of Portugalia From the foregoing survey we may infer that among the heathen forefathers of the European peoples the most popular and widespread fire-festival of the year was the great celebration of Midsummer Eve or Midsummer Day. 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 That, pending the arrival of this period, an income of six hundred pounds was to be paid to him by his two Trustees, half-yearly—at Christmas and Midsummer Day. The Moonstone Midsummer Day is beauteous," said she, "and I am young and thou art my bridegroom. Weird Tales from Northern Seas W. Yes, my lord, it was the day before our feast, and I was to spend sixpence there, and that falls a month before Midsummer Day. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories She had realized her doom for the first time in its entirety on the Midsummer Day preceding that we are now describing. Robert Elsmere Among the Letts who inhabit the Baltic provinces of Russia the most joyful festival of the year is held on Midsummer Day. 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 "And keep me in suspense while you are writing and answering and running up a bill as long as Midsummer Day," she retorted. The Uninhabited House Frost on Midsummer Day so vehement that the corn and fruits were destroyed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 According to the "Shepherd's Calendar," if, "Midsummer Day be never so little rainy the hazel and walnut will be scarce; corn smitten in many places; but apples, pears, and plums will not be hurt." The Folk-lore of Plants Early on Midsummer Day the hero and his bride rode out of Gunther's dwelling, and turned their faces northward. The Story of Siegfried Bonfires are kindled on the mountains on Midsummer Day; and besides the bonfire a tall beam, thickly wrapt in straw and surmounted by a cross-piece, is burned in many places. 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 And loudly he exulted at the field's far distant end: "Midsummer Day Brings us laughter and play; But later know I little, if she twines her wreath so gay!" Poems and Songs So if you would see all the joy and the light that the spring can bring, you must look for them not far from Midsummer Day. The Wagner Story Book That night the minimum thermometer registered its lowest at -25 degrees F. It was December 21 and Midsummer Day, so we concluded that the spot would be a very chilly one in the winter. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 They feel, I am sure, that however saddening a Midsummer Day may be, an unchanging year is much more intolerable. Not that it Matters On Midsummer Day the Arabs of the Mnasara tribe make fires outside their tents, near their animals, on their fields, and in their gardens. 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 And all the little birds sang right merrily their lay: "Midsummer Day Brings us laughter and play; But later know I little, if she twines her wreath so gay!" Poems and Songs The night must be past, and, if the night is past, it is Midsummer Day. The Wagner Story Book The cold weather may not break up before the first of June, or even Midsummer Day. Seven Icelandic Short Stories On a Midsummer Day in such a calendar one would revel gladly, and there would be no midsummer madness. Not that it Matters Lady Thistlewood, whose regrets that each of her girls was not a boy had passed into a proverb, had at length, in Dolly's seventh year, given birth to a son on Midsummer Day. The Chaplet of Pearls But now it was long past the Midsummer Day, All the flowers away: She twined it of the flowers, though they all were now away! Poems and Songs On the eve of Midsummer Day there was every sign of unseasonable weather. Our Friend the Charlatan She was to have been married on Midsummer Day, and, the night before, Mrs. Grail died; so they put it off. Thyrza Midsummer Day There is magic in the woods on Midsummer Day—so people tell me. Not that it Matters But the favourite time would seem to be Midsummer Eve or Midsummer Day. The Golden Bough "That the Beauchamp Eleven beat Her Majesty's —th Foot on Midsummer Day, 1846, is the pith of what I have as yet heard," said Ermine. Clever Woman of the Family The day was hot—it was Midsummer Day—and William, having stumbled on a convenient mound, fell asleep. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches And Joyce's Blossom, and Jennifer's Daisy, and Jessica's Clover stood as still for him as they stand in the shade of the willows on Midsummer Day. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard I have no heart for revelling on Midsummer Day. Not that it Matters In the lower valley of the Inn a tatterdemalion effigy is carted about the village on Midsummer Day and then burned. The Golden Bough So on the second day after Midsummer Day we went off by the morning mail. Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Then upon next Midsummer Day the charred embers of the old log are removed to make room for the new one, and are mixed with the seed-corn or scattered about the garden. The Golden Bough On Midsummer Eve the Queen comes with her court, and on Midsummer Day there will be a great tourney to open the revels that will last, so they say, all through summer. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard Perhaps, indeed, we might combine the two seemingly divergent views by supposing that in the old Aryan creed the mistletoe descended from the sun on Midsummer Day in a flash of lightning. The Golden Bough At Dunkirk the procession of the giants took place on Midsummer Day, the twenty-fourth of June. The Golden Bough At Wolfeck, in Austria, on Midsummer Day, a boy completely clad in green fir branches goes from house to house, accompanied by a noisy crew, collecting wood for the bonfire. The Golden Bough It was at the jousting on Midsummer Day that he first was seen. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard |
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