 | Pauline Frost Rafter - 1916 - 280 halaman
...Jack was second, Dad was last. So he had to pay for all three. TWO PROMISES Candlemas (February 2) If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; If on Candlemas Day it shower and rain, Winter is gone and will not come again. A LETTER TO MAY ES... | |
 | Viscountess Frances Garnet Wolseley Wolseley - 1921 - 360 halaman
...anxiously wished to speed on with his many occupations. PROVERBS " Snow at Candlemas Stops to handle us." " If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have...and rain, Winter is gone and will not come again." " When Candlemas Day is come and gone, The snow lies on a hot stone." " The hind would as lief see... | |
 | William Jackson Humphreys - 1926 - 180 halaman
...this obvious deficiency in the forecast has been remedied, completely if not elegantly, as follows: If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight, But if Candlemas Day bring clouds and rain, Winter is gone and won't come again. In America we very commonly call this Ground-hog... | |
 | 1920 - 876 halaman
...interest to learn the weather that is to follow. This is, no doubt, owing to a couplet, which says : "If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight." In New England, many farmers used to look over their bins and corn cribs to ascertain whether there... | |
 | 1895 - 896 halaman
...days." " If Janiveer calends be summerly gay, 'T will be winterly weather till the calends of May. If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight." So on endlessly. And any modern weather prophet who undertakes to set down a schedule, so to say, of... | |
 | 1895 - 954 halaman
...days." " If Janiveer calends be summerly gray, 'T will be winterly weather till the calends of May. If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight." So on endlessly. And any modern weather prophet who undertakes to set 482 Weather and Weather Wisdom.... | |
 | 1906 - 504 halaman
...snow and cold is to come; but \i it snows or rains he will creep out as the winter is ended. * * * If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight, But if Candlemas day bring clouds and rain, Winter is gone and won't come again. * * * On Candlemas day the bear, badger,... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1889 - 496 halaman
...i. beCkon. 2. crAven. 3. caNnon. 4. peDant. 5. faLcou. 6. chEcks. 7. DoMbey. 8. flAmes. 9. faSten. If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight ; If on Candlemas Day it be shower and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again. ILLUSTRATED CENTRAL... | |
 | Wayland D. Hand - 1964 - 726 halaman
...Dunwoody, 102 (Candlemas day if it be fair / The half of the winter's to come and mair) ; Garriott, 42 (If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, / Winter will have another flight. / But if Candlemas Day brings clouds and rain, / Winter is gone and won't come again) — New England: Johnson, What They... | |
 | United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1977 - 536 halaman
...year comes in swimming." "The first Sunday after Easter settles the weather for the whole summer." "If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; But if Candlemas Day brings clouds and rain, Winter is gone and won't come again." "Red sky in the morning, sailors take... | |
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If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight ; But if Candlemas Day be clouds and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again. 
