Lexicographical Neighbors of Festals
Literary usage of Festals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1897)
"He partook of the meal as joyously as if it had been one of his early festals ;
but the worthy chaplain could scarcely eat it for tears. ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"He partook of the meal as joyously as if it had been one of his early festals ;
but the worthy chaplain could scarcely eat it for tears. ..."
3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1823)
"Among the Romans it was destined for a more noble use ; the Emperor, the Senate,
the festals, and other persons of quality, having their seats upon it. ..."
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