Revels

And so ended "Revels" -- the happiest day which many of the students were to know for long weeks to come.

Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Yet, somewhere in the middle distance where I can hear fine, there is a man or a woman named Gutman who has written what may be a splendid book titled Revels of an Ass that I can't wait to read.

Daniel Krotz: On Deafness And The Middle Distance 2009

As we know from his letters to Elizabeth and to Cecil, the mastership of the Revels was the post Lyly coveted, and coveted without success, as far as we can tell, until the end of his life.

John Lyly John Dover Wilson 1925

Humour among the Retinue of People of Quality, when they are in their Revels, that is when they are out of their Masters Sight, to assume in a humourous Way the Names and Titles of those whose

Spectator, June 11, 1711 1711

Revels, that is when they are out of their Masters Sight, to assume in a humourous Way the Names and Titles of those whose Liveries they wear.

The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695

Speaking in the wake of Tuesday's conviction of Steven Brown - also known as Revels - for the double murder on February 19, 2000 the PSNI said they felt they had achieved this objective.

unknown title 2009

A week after "Revels" had taken place the very remembrance seemed to have floated away to an immeasurable distance, and only wonder remained that any interest could have been felt on so trivial a subject.

Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Miss Everett declared that she felt like a "giant refreshed," had not a scrap of pain left, and had enjoyed herself so much that if "Revels" ended there and then, she would still consider it an historic occasion, which was satisfactory indeed.

Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Providence was so invariably kind to "Revels" that the oldest student could not recall a day that had been less than perfect, and this year was no exception to the rule.

Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Surprise Party played "Revels," that placed us in a wrong position before the public.

Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 1878