As it is a national beverage, certain localities are as much valued for choice varieties as are the famous vintage-hills and slopes of Southern France.

We perspired a great deal, shouted a great deal, and left some gleanings of the vintage hanging on the trellis work....

His feeling for fresh naturefor hunters in the woods at night or dawn, for vintage-gatherers among their grapes, for festival troops of cavaliers and pages, and for the marriage-dances of young men and maidensyields a delightful gladness to compositions lacking the simplicity of Giotto and the dignity of Masaccio.

"WHAT PROFIT HATH A MAN OF ALL HIS LABOR THAT HE TAKETH UNDER THE SUN?" Must we forever train the vineyard sproutings, And plough in hope of harvests yet to come, Nor ever join the gladsome vintage shoutings, And sing the happy song of harvest-home?

No shout of home-bound reapers, No vintage-song he heard, And on the green no dancing feet The merry violin stirred.

The vintage-vacation I gave notice to the Milanese to provide their scholars with another master to sell words to them; for I had made my choice to serve Thee.

VENDÉMIAIRE (vintage month), the first month of the French Revolution year, from 22nd September to 21st October.