<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Festivities - Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://www.maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Let us have wine and woman, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda-water the day after. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15590]]></link><description><![CDATA[Let us have wine and woman, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda-water the day after.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The music, and the banquet, and the wine-- The garlands, the rose odors, and the flowers,  The sparkling eyes, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15591]]></link><description><![CDATA[The music, and the banquet, and the wine-- The garlands, the rose odors, and the flowers,  The sparkling eyes, and flashing ornaments--   The white arms and the raven hair--the braids,    And bracelets; swan-like bosoms, and the necklace,     An India in itself, yet dazzling not.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not fewer than three nor more than nine. [Lat., Neque pauciores tribus, neque plures novem.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not fewer than three nor more than nine. [Lat., Neque pauciores tribus, neque plures novem.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A feast not profuse but elegant; more of salt [refinement] than of expense. [Lat., Non ampliter, sed munditer convivium; plus ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15593]]></link><description><![CDATA[A feast not profuse but elegant; more of salt [refinement] than of expense. [Lat., Non ampliter, sed munditer convivium; plus salis quam sumptus.]]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15594]]></link><description><![CDATA[This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest,  Such as I love; and you among the store,   One more, most welcome, makes my number more.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We keep the day. With festal cheer, With books and music, surely we  Will drink to him, whate'er he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15595]]></link><description><![CDATA[We keep the day. With festal cheer, With books and music, surely we  Will drink to him, whate'er he be,   And sing the songs he loved to hear.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, leave the gay and festive scenes, The halls of dazzling light. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15596]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oh, leave the gay and festive scenes, The halls of dazzling light.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15597]]></link><description><![CDATA[Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The service was of great array, That they were served with that day.  Thus they ate, and made them ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15584]]></link><description><![CDATA[The service was of great array, That they were served with that day.  Thus they ate, and made them glad,   With such service as they had--    When they had dined, as I you say,     Lordis and ladies yede to play;      Some to tables and some to chess,       With other games more and less.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15585]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On such an occasion as this, All time and nonsense scorning,  Nothing shall come amiss,   And we ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15586]]></link><description><![CDATA[On such an occasion as this, All time and nonsense scorning,  Nothing shall come amiss,   And we won't go home till morning.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should we break up Our snug and pleasant party?  Time was made for slaves,   But never ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15587]]></link><description><![CDATA[Why should we break up Our snug and pleasant party?  Time was made for slaves,   But never for us so hearty.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and some of our city captains and carpet ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15588]]></link><description><![CDATA[As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and some of our city captains and carpet knights will make this good, and prove it.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15588</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then  Her Beauty and her Chivalry, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15589]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then  Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright   The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men.]]></description><guid>http://www.maxioms.com/maxiom/15589</guid></item></channel></rss>