 One for sorrow, Two for mirth, Three for a wedding, Four for a birth.  Crow - Стр. 29авторы: Boria Sax - 2003 - Страниц: 184Ограниченный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1888 - Страниц: 916
...who shall die next. But the oddest magpie rhyme I ever met with was given by a North Notts lady : — One for sorrow, Two for mirth, Three for a wedding, Four for a birth ; Five for a parson, Six for a clerk, Seven for a babe Buried in the dark. Another ending is — Five for England,... | |
 | 1917 - Страниц: 590
...work, children with flowers. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE Victory Liberty Loan 230 231 его CROW FG Sanders One for sorrow, Two for mirth, Three for a wedding, Four for a birth. When did you see a crow first this year? What color is a crow ? Did you ever see any purple on a crow... | |
 | Charles Dent Bell - 1889 - Страниц: 378
...third/' said I. " Why ? " said the Djctor from the box. " Because I believe in the old rhyme: — ' One for sorrow, two for mirth, Three for a wedding, four for a birth.' " The Doctor smiled and said in an exultant tone, — " See there — I am glad you have your wish/'... | |
 | Francis Arnold Knight - 1890 - Страниц: 238
...the old rhymes, would feel more relieved on «jffing a second magpie cross their path. The couplet: 'One for sorrow, two for mirth, Three for a. wedding, four for a birth," is familiar to all : but a variety of consequences is predicted from seeing five or six, and one version... | |
 | Harry Speight - 1891 - Страниц: 410
...And one magpie cross me ; May the devil take the magpie And God take me." aud another local one is, " One for sorrow, two for mirth Three for a wedding, four for a birth, Five for heaven, six for hell, Seven the de'ils ain sell." The first larab of the season is a portent of good... | |
 | G. F. Northall - 1892 - Страниц: 584
...Seven, a dance, Eight, a lady going to France.—AS. 128. In Lancashire there are two variants— 0nefOT sorrow, Two for mirth Three for a wedding, Four for a birth, Five for (the) rich, Six for (the) poor, Seven for a witch, l can tell you no more bitch, Eight for a whore... | |
 | 1892 - Страниц: 826
...The peasantry of Lancashire, on seeing one or more magpies, thus sum up their luck: One for anger, two for mirth, Three for a wedding, four for .a birth, Five for rich, six for poor, Seven for a witch ; I can tell you no more. In some parts of Devonshire the more... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1892 - Страниц: 812
...The peasantry of Lancashire, on seeing one or more magpies, thus sum up their luck : One for anger, two for mirth, Three for a wedding, four for .a birth, Five for rich, six for poor, Seven for a witch ; I can tell you no more. In some parts of Devonshire the more... | |
 | 1892 - Страниц: 588
...dance, Eight, a lady going to France.— AS. 128. In Lancashire there are two variants — One for a1^' Two for mirth Three for a wedding, Four for a birth, Five for (the) rich, Six for (the) poor, , witch, I can tell you no more Seven for a bitch, £ight for a whore... | |
 | G. F. Northall - 1892 - Страниц: 590
...Eight, a lady going to France. — AS. 128. In Lancashire there are two variants — One for s^w,Two for mirth Three for a wedding, Four for a birth, Five for (the) rich, Six for (the) poor, , witch, I can tell you no more Seven for a bitch, Eight for a whore... | |
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