However, I don't suppose that you are - exactly - looking for Jesus morris-dancing with Moses and some chaps with halos on clouds amongst all that matter any more than I'm exactly looking for a bloody great tree with a dragon at the root and an eagle on the top. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Which meant Dick Sharpe would have been morris-dancing at the end of a rope so I reckoned it was easier to put on the scarlet coat. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (1997)
"Chepe;" of the pageants on the river; the bull-baiting, bear-baiting, and morris-dancing, and the plays at the theatres. ❋ Tom Bevan (N/A)
In those queer exasperated rhythms I find greater promise of a popular art than in revivals of folk-song and morris-dancing. ❋ Clive Bell (1922)
Except that they are charming, revivals of morris-dancing and folk-singing are little better than Arts and Crafts in the open. ❋ Clive Bell (1922)
'When we have been a morris-dancing, or having a Saturday night game of "kiss-in-the-ring," or ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)
On May Day they erected a May-pole in every parish: they chose a May Queen: and they had morris-dancing with the lads dressed up as Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Tom the ❋ Walter Besant (1868)
The King and Queen of May are spoken of in the thirteenth century, but morris-dancing at May-time does not seem to date earlier than Henry ❋ Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing (1863)
May-poles covered with ribbons and flowers and flags; there were wandering minstrels and jesters and jugglers, and cock-fightings and foot-ball and games at archery; there were wrestling matches and morris-dancing and bear-baiting. ❋ John Lord (1852)
The examination was conducted with great mildness and indulgence by the squire, partly from the kindness of his nature, and partly, I suspect, because his heart yearned towards the culprit, who had found great favour in his eyes, as I have already observed, from the skill he had at various times displayed in archery, morris-dancing, and other obsolete accomplishments. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)
The examination was conducted with great mildness and indulgence by the Squire, partly from the kindness of his nature, and partly, I suspect, because his heart yearned towards the culprit, who had found great favour in his eyes, as I have already observed, from the skill he had at various times displayed in archery, morris-dancing, and other obsolete accomplishments. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)
In my way, in Leadenhall Street, there was morris-dancing which I have not seen a great while. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
'jolly little' pig-sties, built in the intervals of morris-dancing by ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
How shall we observe Lent and Easter, with two moons morris-dancing about to confuse the issue? " ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1960)
We went Morris Dancing a the [Swanage] Folk [Festival], it was great!
[Looking forward] to my next session of Morris Dancing. ❋ Miss Honeythunder (2009)
