Hidden fields
Books Books
" The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids, that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chaunt it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age. "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 245
1820
Full view - About this book

A History of Hand Knitting

Richard Rutt - 1987 - 272 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
Snippet view - About this book

Crayon Sketches

Theodore S. Fay - 2004 - 212 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

Shakespeare's Songbook, Volume 1

Ross W. Duffin - 2004 - 536 pages
...fellow come, the song we had last night: Mark it Cesario, it is old and plain; The Spinsters and the Knitters in the Sun, And the free maids that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chant it: it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age. FESTE: Are you...
Limited preview - About this book

Poems 1786

Helen Maria Williams - 1786 - 194 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

Folklore of Shakespeare 1883

T. F. Thiselton Dyer - 2004 - 536 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

When Gossips Meet: Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

B. S. Capp - 2004 - 420 pages
...in a company under the hedges'. And Shakespeare's Orsino refers casually to 'The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, | And the free maids that weave their thread with bones', singing old songs as they work together. 118 Monotonous work such as knitting and spinning devoured...
Limited preview - About this book

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will

William Shakespeare - 2004 - 186 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland

George Petrie - 2002 - 318 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare - 2005 - 276 pages
...exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. [Andrew — 2.3.143-44] The spinsters and the knitters in the sun And the free maids that weave their thread with bones Do use to chant it. [Orsino— 2.4.50-53] Come away, come away, death . . . [Fool— 2.4.58] She never told her...
Limited preview - About this book

Shakespearian Comedy

H. B. Charlton - 2005 - 320 pages
...fellow, come, the song we had last night. Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain; The spinsters and the knitters in the sun And the free maids that weave their thread with bones Do use to chant it. It is not only that song and music irradiate these plays — the very clown of one of them...
Limited preview - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF