Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé, Google Books for some images. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Transcriber’s Notes Typographical transcription used: text between ~tildes~, _underscores_, and =equal signs= represents text printed in the original work in blackletter, italics and bold face, respectively. Small capitals have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS. Superscript text has been transcribed as ^{text}. More transcriber’s notes (including a list of corrections) may be found at the end of this text. [Illustration: PETRARCH’S INKSTAND. IN THE POSSESSION OF MISS EDGEWORTH, PRESENTED TO HER BY A LADY.] By beauty won from soft Italia’s land, Here Cupid, Petrarch’s Cupid, takes his stand. Arch suppliant, welcome to thy fav’rite isle, Close thy spread wings, and rest thee here awhile; Still the true heart with kindred strains inspire, Breathe all a poet’s softness, all his fire; But if the perjured knight approach this font, Forbid the words to come as they were wont, Forbid the ink to flow, the pen to write, And send the false one baffled from thy sight. _Miss Edgeworth._ THE EVERY-DAY BOOK AND TABLE BOOK; OR, EVERLASTING CALENDAR OF POPULAR AMUSEMENTS, SPORTS, PASTIMES, CEREMONIES, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND EVENTS, INCIDENT TO ~Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days,~ IN PAST AND PRESENT TIMES; FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE YEAR, MONTHS, AND SEASONS, AND A PERPETUAL KEY TO THE ALMANAC; INCLUDING ACCOUNTS OF THE WEATHER, RULES FOR HEALTH AND CONDUCT, REMARKABLE AND IMPORTANT ANECDOTES, FACTS, AND NOTICES, IN CHRONOLOGY, ANTIQUITIES, TOPOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY, ART, SCIENCE, AND GENERAL LITERATURE; DERIVED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES, AND VALUABLE ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS, WITH POETICAL ELUCIDATIONS, FOR DAILY USE AND DIVERSION. BY WILLIAM HONE. I tell of festivals, and fairs, and plays, Of merriment, and mirth, and bonfire blaze; I tell of Christmas-mummings, new year’s day, Of twelfth-night king and queen, and children’s play; I tell of valentines, and true-love’s-knots, Of omens, cunning men, and drawing lots: I tell of brooks, of blossoms, birds and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers; I tell of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes; I tell of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairy king. HERRICK. WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ENGRAVINGS. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG, 73, CHEAPSIDE. J. Haddon, Printer, Castle Street, Finsbury. PREFACE. On the close of the EVERY-DAY BOOK, which commenced on New Year’s Day, 1825, and ended in the last week of 1826, I began this work.