The Herald said the day would be marked by "merrymaking" on the theme of "conquest and consolidation in the new era.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
She remembered their merrymaking with Simpson at breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
You wouldn't think they'd dare to come merrymaking there. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917] Reference
Such merrymaking as went on, such presents as were exchanged!. From Wordnik.com. [Working With the Working Woman] Reference
The others soon forgot the fight and continued their merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail of the Space Pirates] Reference
By sunset the merrymaking had developed into indiscriminate boarding. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Old neighbours forgot to invite them to wedding feasts or merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [Granny's Wonderful Chair] Reference
Even the clothes-washing period was turned into a kind of merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [History of California] Reference
Anciently the Carnival, with its merrymaking before the austerities of. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan] Reference
Oh yes! the Czechs know what they are about when it comes to merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [From a Terrace in Prague] Reference
During three days the whole town now was given over to mirth and merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa] Reference
There is merrymaking and thanksgiving, and every man is embracing his fellow. From Wordnik.com. [The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology] Reference
The merrymaking is over, the grassy stage is left vacant, and the scene ends. From Wordnik.com. [Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People] Reference
She made no reply, but her campaign on behalf of the merrymaking went steadily on. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
The darkies had suppers in their own quarters and had much merrymaking and laughter. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives] Reference
There was much merrymaking as usual that evening, for we were to start on the morrow. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
Most of the great nobles of Russia were present and there was feasting and merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D.] Reference
Mohammedans of that locality with prayers and feasting and merrymaking for several days. From Wordnik.com. [India and the Indians] Reference
Hotep frowned and gave over any hope that Kenkenes would join the merrymaking that night. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
From a wedding to a funeral, from a merrymaking to a massacre, were frequent vicissitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
Hey-day! there was a merrymaking and piece of work in the large dancing-room of the "Sun.". From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
Such, largely, was their life -- abundant leisure, elegant display, exuberant merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia: the Old Dominion] Reference
The merrymaking is at its height; the blasts of the trombones resound from the band under the acacias. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She seemed like a dark spirit in the midst of such merrymaking, almost like a warning of a fate to come. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
He looked at the sky, then towards the manor-house, wondering how long the merrymaking was going to last. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
This group is not yet self-conscious as a political force, preferring moneymaking and merrymaking instead. From Wordnik.com. [Two Forward, One Back] Reference
Could it be that burglars had entered the house during the merrymaking and were even now ransacking the rooms?. From Wordnik.com. [The Lilac Lady] Reference
The end of the last chapter left the Battalion complaining of our guns and otherwise merrymaking in the front line. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
The next Hallowe'en who should come by the same place but Paddy More, and he stopped likewise to spy at the merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Hallowe'en] Reference
For Englishmen at heart are not only monarchists, but they are lovers of good cheer and merrymaking and all sorts of mirth. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference
'Then you two shall go into a corner and finish your task, and we will hear it and judge it before we end our merrymaking.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Fellowship of the Ring]
Yet the festivity and merrymaking to which it gave occasion were to be left to the | 180 | people, for a time at all events. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan] Reference
We are too busy for merrymaking, but in the evening there are pleasant little circles around the fires or in the snug tents. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862] Reference
"A small piece of money is usually bestowed on them, and the evening concludes in merrymaking with the money thus collected.". From Wordnik.com. [A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide] Reference
They were a few of Mrs. Dainty's nearest neighbors who had been invited to come in during the evening and see the merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times] Reference
Generally, professional singers and musicians, dancing-girls, jugglers, and jesters were called in to contribute to the merrymaking. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
When an angel notices that he's a bit less buoyant than usual, he simply puts aside his merrymaking and sets out to find his stuff. From Wordnik.com. [The Feather] Reference
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