 Paul's Day be fair and clear. It does betide a happy year; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain: If clouds or mists do dark the skie, Great store of birds and beasts shall die; And if the winds do fly aloft, Then wars...  Notes and Queries - Page 651904Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Delany (Mary) - 1861 - 700 pages
...lawn, and to have sheep. The following lines will explain the saying of " St. PauTs Day." "If Saint Paul's day be fair and clear It does betide a happy year : âĒn . .e . , rtV J 13ut if it chance to snow or ram, Then will be dear all kinds of grain : If clouds... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Chronology, Historical - 1862 - 880 pages
...into verse in French and English arc met with ; the following is one of the English versions : ' If St Paul's day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...of birds and beasts shall die ; And if the winds do Hie aloft, Then war shall vexe the kingdome oft.' Other days in the month of January enjoyed at different... | |
 | Meteorology - 1866 - 216 pages
...verse in French and English are met with ; the following is one of the English versions : â " If St. Paul's day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...of birds and beasts shall die ; And if the winds do flie aloft, Then war shall vexe the kingdome oft." Finally, there is St. Vincent's Day (22nd January),... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - Meteorology - 1867 - 460 pages
...cara ; Si flant nebulae, pereunt animalia quseque ; Si flant venti, designat praelia genti." " If St. Paul's day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...of birds and beasts shall die ; And if the winds do flie aloft Then war shall vex the kingdom oft." With respect to the value of these two weathermaxims,... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - Meteorology - 1867 - 460 pages
...Si Cant nebulse, pereunt animalia quscque ; Si fiant venti, designat prselia genti." " If St. Paul-s day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy year...of birds and beasts shall die ; And if the winds do flic aloft Then war shall vex the kingdom oft." "With respect to the value of these two weathermaxims,... | |
 | 1873 - 892 pages
...St. Paul, according to the old monkish rhymes, one of the many translations of which runs : If St. Paul's Day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain; If clouds or mist do dark the sky, Great store of birds and beasts shall die; And if... | |
 | Daniel Clark - Biography - 1873 - 320 pages
...January (St. Paul's day) decided the weather for a year, hence the old rhyme : " If St. Pauls day be fine and clear, It does betide a happy year ; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds ol grain. If clouds or mists do dark the sky, Great store of birds and beasts shall die ; And... | |
 | 1874 - 576 pages
...regarded as foretelling the weather for the coming year. " If St. Paul's Day be fair and clear, It doth betide a happy year ; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain ; If clouds or mist do dark the skie, Great store of birds and beasts shall die ; And... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - Literary curiosa - 1874 - 876 pages
...astrologer, referring to St. Paul's day, Jan. 25, gays : â If Su Paul be fair and clear, It promises then a happy year; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all sorts of grain ; Or if the wind do blow aloft, Great stirs will vex tho world full oft; And if dark... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - Anthologies - 1875 - 868 pages
...astrologer, referring to St. Paul's day, Jan. 25, gays : â If St. Paul be fair and clear, It promises then a happy year ; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all sorts of grain ; Or if the wind do blow aloft, Great stirs will vex the world full oft ; And if dark... | |
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