My bosom of itself is cold, and of itself is dark; But He that loves the lowly pours His oil upon my head, And kisses me, and binds His nuptial bands around my breast, And says: "Thou mother of my children, I have lovèd thee, And I have given thee a crown that none can take away.

Rough wrathful words Are bastards got by rashness in the thoughts: Fair demeanours are virtue's nuptial babes, The offspring of the well-instructed soul; O, let them call thee mother, then, my wife!

This was that fruitful region formerly called Paracheloitis, which, according to classic allegory, was drained or torn from the river Achelous, by the perseverance of Hercules and presented by him for a nuptial present to the daughter of Oeneus.

And there to live obscured from the world, Till fates and fortune call us thence away, To see the sunshine of our nuptial day.

Now 'tis too late: What fates decree can never be recall'd; Her luckless love is fall'n to Churms his lot, And he usurps fair Lelia's nuptial bed.

That cannot be; fear of pursuit Must needs prolong his nuptial rights:

Then wish'd content knit up our nuptial right; And future joys our former griefs requite.

Among other gifts to that lady on her nuptial day was a Royal Book of verse, composed by a prisoner in the keep.

First the tall CANNA lifts his curled brow 40 Erect to heaven, and plights his nuptial vow; [Canna.

Here the charm'd BYSSUS with his blooming bride Spreads his green sails, and braves the foaming tide; The star of Venus gilds the twilight wave, 440 And lights her votaries to the secret cave; Light Cupids flutter round the nuptial bed, And each coy sea-maid hides her blushing head.

Marriage N. marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union, intermarriage, miscegenation, the bonds of marriage, vinculum matrimonii [Lat.], nuptial tie.

married state, coverture, bed, cohabitation. match; betrothment &c (promise) 768; wedding, nuptials, Hymen, bridal; espousals, spousals; leading to the altar &c v.; nuptial benediction, epithalamium^; sealing.

marry, join, handfast^; couple &c (unit) 43; tie the nuptial knot; give away, give away in marriage; seal; ally, affiance; betroth &c (promise) 768; publish the banns, bid the banns; be asked in church.

matrimonial, marital, conjugal, connubial, wedded; nuptial, hymeneal, spousal, bridal.

The edges of this I have made bright and white for a nuptial of blood.

Then, Knights, ile knit your happie nuptial knots.

And the Parliament which attainted Catherine Howard proceeded solely on her confession of ante-nuptial licentiousness, without giving her any opportunity of answering or disproving the other charges which were brought against her.

Let your unknown measures set To the still winds, tell to all That Gods are come immortal great, To honour this great Nuptial.

Perhaps it was a case of love at first sight, anyhow they were betrothed in 1555, with the proviso that the nuptial knot should not be tied until Isabella had attained her sixteenth year.

No other manifestation of their nuptial happiness appeared until 7 January, 1721, on which date the "Post Boy" contained an Advertisement of the elopement of Mrs. Eliz.

Moreover, so pure and irrepressible is the natural desire of the heart, so does it color and constitute all the dream of Paradise, that the divinest Hope not only thrills and palpitates with Love's ripest imaginings, but puts on nuptial robes.

Amour nuptial.

It was the hour when Morvan's wife was accustomed to come and look for him ere they retired to the nuptial couch.

Mrs. Portnel, from a principle of tenderness, visited those who suffered on that account, and by this accident an acquaintance Commenced, which terminated in the nuptial union.

" With such an overture, we are not surprised to learn that the Royal bridegroom spent his wedding-night in a state of stupor on the floor of his bedroom; or that at dawn, when he had slept off the effects of his debauch, "pages heard cries proceeding from the nuptial chamber, and shortly afterwards saw the bridegroom rush out violently.