A collection of proverbs and popular sayings relating to the seasons, the weather, and agricultural pursuits / gathered chiefly from oral tradition. By M.A. Denham.
- Denham, M. A. (Michael Aislabie), -1859.
- Date:
- 1846
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A collection of proverbs and popular sayings relating to the seasons, the weather, and agricultural pursuits / gathered chiefly from oral tradition. By M.A. Denham. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ADDENDA. A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS-DAY, uriously illustrative of one section of the popular belief relating to that day. [From MS. Harl. No. 2252, fol. 153, r0. of the 15th century.] Yf Crystmas day on the Sonday be, A trobolus wynter ye shall see, Medlyd with waters stronge; Were shalbe good wythoute fabylle, The sorner it shalbe resonabylle, And stomiys odyr whylys amonge. Wynus that yere shalbe goode, The herveste shalbe wete wyth floddes, Pestylens falle in many a contre, And many younge pepylle dede shal be, Or that sekenes lynne, And grete tempestes tker-ynne. Prynces that yere with iren shall dye, And chaungynge of many lordes eye, Amonge knyghttes grete debate; Many tydynges shal com to men; Wyffes shalle wepen then, Bothe pore and grete estates. The faythe then shalbe hurte truly, For dyvers poyntes of heresy That then shall apere, Throwe temptynge of the fende; For diverse maters unkynde, Shalle cawse grete daunger. Catelle shal threve one and odyr, Save beeve, they shall kyll eche odyr, And som bestes shall dyen; Little frute and corne goode, No plente of apylles to your foode; Shyppcs on the see have payne.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2931253x_0079.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
