 On the vigil of St. John the Baptist, and on St. Peter and Paul the apostles, every man's door being shadowed with green birch, long fennel, St. John's wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also...  The last of the Plantagenets, an historical romance [by W. Heseltine]. - Page 37by William Heseltine, Plantagenet (House.) - 1829Full view - About this book
 | John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...Orpin, white Lillies,and " such like, garnished upon with Garlands of beau* " ziful Filorcers,* had also Lamps of Glass, with " Oil burning in them all the Night : Some hung " out Branches of Iron, curiously wrought, con" taining Hundreds of Lamps lighted at once." He... | |
 | John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1810 - 510 pages
...Orpin, white Lillies^nA " such like, garnished upon with Garlands of beau* " tiful Flowers,* had also Lamps of Glass,- with " Oil burning in them all the Night : Some hung " out Branches of Iron, curiously wrought, con" taining Hundreds of Lamps lighted at once." lie... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night: some hung out branches of iron, curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once.' He mentions... | |
 | 1829 - 476 pages
...garlands of beautiful flowers. There were, also, many lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all night, some being hung upon branches of iron curiously...huge Ianthorns, or iron grates with fire fixed on long staves, and carried about on men's shoulders, or held by them standing at the several lanes and... | |
 | 1830 - 590 pages
...London was enwrapped in a flood of fire which almost turned the night into day. Every man's door sla-wed like some rural tabernacle, being shadowed with green...flaming cressets hung up in the streets, and huge lanthorns, or iron grates with fire, fixed on the ends of Ion" staves and carried about on men's shoulders,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1831 - 478 pages
...garlands of beautiful flowers. There were, also, many lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all night, some being hung upon branches of iron curiously...flaming cressets hung up in the streets, and huge lanthorns, or iron grates with fire fixed on * The processions and festivals of the City Watch were... | |
 | John Stow - London (England) - 1842 - 250 pages
...wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps alight at once, which made... | |
 | John Stow - London (England) - 1842 - 252 pages
...wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night ; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps alight at once, which made... | |
 | George Soane - Fasts and feasts - 1847 - 370 pages
...wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with * garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night ; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought containing hundreds of lamps alight at once, WI UUii Ilv... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 770 pages
...St. John's wort, orpin, white lillies, and such like, garnished upon with beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night. Some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made... | |
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