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" If New Year's Eve night- wind blow south It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk and fish in the sea ; If north, much cold and storms there will be ; If east, the trees will bear much fruit ; If north-east, flee it man and brute. "
Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders - Page 58
by William Henderson - 1866 - 344 pages
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The every-day book, or, The guide to the year

William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...If New -Year's eve night- wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; liifi.it, much mille, оЫц Hood presided as Lord of the May;— fc" " I value every custom tail, the trees will bear much fruit If norlA-cast, flee it man and brute. Mr. Stewart says, that as...
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The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year: Describing the ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...— the last line eking out the verse : If New Year's eve night- wind Ыог/юкМ, [t belokenelh his subjects were their natural results. He is said...been as renowned for his warlike exploits as for hi tail, the trees will bear much fruit If north-east, flee it man and brute. Mr. Stewart says, that as...
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Peter Parley's Annual: A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People..

William Martin - Children's literature - 1852 - 434 pages
...betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk and fish we see ; If north, much cold and storms there be ; If east, the trees will bear much fruit ; If north-east, flee it man and brute." Let us hope and trust, my young friends, that all the prognostics of the present season may be favourable...
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Flora's Dictionary

Elizabeth Washington Wirt - American literature - 1832 - 338 pages
...glandular, Ponthicrn glandulosa, St. Anysia, AD 304. " If New Year's eve night-winds blow South, It betokens warmth and growth; If West, much milk, and fish in the sea; \f .\'s-,tii, much cold, and storms there will be; If East, the trees will bear much fruit; If North-east,...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...versified — the last line eking out the verse : If New Year's eve night- wind blowiou/A, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk, and fish in...If north, much cold, and storms there will be ; If cast, the trees will bear much fruit If north-east, flee it man and brute. Mr. Stewart says, that as...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...out the verse : If New Year's eve night-wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; It well, much milk, and fish in the sea ; If north, much cold,...will be ; If east, the trees will bear much fruit If north-rait, flee it тал and brute. Mr. Stewart says, that as soon as night sets in it is the signal...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...eking out the verse : If New Year's eve night-wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; Vwest, much milk, and fish in the sea ; If north, much cold, and storms there will be ; If rail, the trees will bear much fruit If nortA-rast, flee it man and brute. Mr. Stewart says, that as...
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The Local Historian's Table Book, of Remarkable Occurences ..., Volume 2

Ballads, English - 1844 - 858 pages
...produced fevers and other malignant disorders ! ! F new-year's eve night-wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If -west, much milk, and fish...much fruit, — If north-east, flee it man and brute. At new-year's tide The days lengthen a cock's stride. Many hips and haws, Many frosts and snaws. If...
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The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences ..., Volume 2

Moses Aaron Richardson - 1844 - 436 pages
...and other malignant disorders ! ! PART II. ; F new-year's eve night-wind blow south, I It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk, and fish in...much fruit, — If north-east, flee it man and brute. At new-year's tide The days lengthen a cock's stride. Many hips and haws, Many frosts and snows. If...
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Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages ...

Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...no peer, And thank we Him for this new year. If .new-year's eve night-wind blow South, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If West, much milk, and fish in the sea; If North, much cold, and storms Jthere will be; If East, the trees will bear much fruit, — If north-east, flee it man and brute....
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