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264 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *n, entry numfei=os
   bridal, nuptial, (18.78)

2. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *u, entry u(me/naios
   the wedding or bridal song, sung by the bride's attendants as they led her to the bridegroom's house, , , (lyr.), (lyr., s. v.l.): pl., (18.30)

3. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *n, entry nu/mfeusis
   bridal, marriage, . (14.87)

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20 from Renaissance Materials

1. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Dinner
   the d. attends you, forward to the bridal d. . (7.97)

2. William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (eds. W. Aldis Wright, W. G. Clark) act 4, scene 1, line 66
   Pet. Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.
   (7.77)

3. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Forward
   f. to the bridal dinner, . (7.57)

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1 from The Tragedie of Coriolanus

1. William Shakespeare, Appendix: The Tragedie of Coriolanus (ed. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D.) section CRITICISMS, subsection Johnson
   The old man's merriment in Menenius; the lofty lady's dignity in Volumnia; the bridal modesty in Virgilia; the patrician and military haughtiness in Coriolanus; the plebeian malignity and tribunitian insolence in Brutus and Sicinius make a very pleasing and interesting variety, and the various revolutions of the hero's fortune fill the mind with anxious curiosity. (4.39)

18 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 6 chapter 18, page 238
   Parliament met here to arrange King Richard's second marriage with Isabella of Valois; she was brought hither after her bridal, and from the gates of Eltham Palace she departed in state to her coronation. (8.62)

2. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 4 chapter 25, page 321
   Mr. F. Locker, in one of his charming volumes of Vers de Societe, takes off to perfection a fashionable wedding at St. George's, and epigrammatically expresses all the good wishes which usually attend the brides who are led to the altar there : She pass'd up the aisle on the arm of her sire,
   A delicate lady in bridal attire,
   Fair emblem of virgin simplicity.
   (6.15)

3. Augustus J. C. Hare, Volume 1: Walks in London chapter 8, page 225
   The gay prentices of Chepe are commemorated by Chaucer in The Coke's Tale -- A prentis dwelled whilom in our citee-
   At every bridal would he sing and hoppe;
   He loved bet the taverne than the shoppe-
   For when ther eny riding was in Chepe
   Out of the shoppe thider wold he lepe,
   And til that he had all the sight ysein,
   And danced wel, he wold not come agen.
   (5.99)

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126 from American Memory: California

1. Roughing it. By Mark Twain page 125
   I have tried keeping one set of bridal attire for all occasions. (8.62)

2. California notes. By Charles B. Turrill page x
   Map of the Yosemite Valley, 198; Difficulty of describing the scenery, 199; Size of the Valley, 200; Gateway to the Yosemite, 200; Bridal Veil Fall, 200; Transitory Falls, 202; Branches of the Yosemite Valley, 202; Three Graces, 203; Cathedral Spires, 204; El Capitan, 205; Three Brothers, 206; Sentinel, 207; Debris, 207; Trees on the debris, 208; Sentinel Fall, 209; Virgin's Tears Fall, 209; Agassiz Column, 209; Meadows, 209; Merced River, 210; Yosemite Fall, 211; Indian Canon, 213; Yosemite Creek, 213; North Dome, 214; Royal Arches, 215; South Dome, 215; Legend of Totokonula and Tesaiyac, 216; Mirror Lake, 217; Glacier Point, 219; Illilouette Fall and Creek, 219; Route to Vernal and Nevada Falls, 220; Merced River, 220; Vernal Fall, 221; Nevada Fall, 222; Snow's, 223; Cap of Liberty, 223; The Indians and how they make bread, 223; Inspiration Point, 225; Union Point, 225; Glacier Point, 226; Sentinel Dome, 226; Divisions of the Yosemite Valley, 226; Level portion, 226; Debris, 226; Cliffs, 227; Theories for the formation of the Valley, 227; Climbing at Yosemite, 228; Length of visit, 228. (7.77)

3. Roughing it. By Mark Twain page 125
   First you'll marry a combination of calico and consumption that's as thin as a rail, and next you'll get a creature that's nothing more than the dropsy in disguise, and then you've got to eke out that bridal dress with an old balloon. (7.57)

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42 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Life story of Rasmus B. Anderson, written by himself, with the assistance of Albert O. Barton page 427
   The bridal knot was tied by the priest of the Greek Catholic church residing in Copenhagen. (7.38)

2. Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, her life story and reminiscences. By Belle McArthur Perry ... Introduction by Ellen M. Henrotin page 229
   As this gave place to amber and gold, clear as the crystals which, dug from the mountain-sides, glitter in the shop windows and make one of the staple articles of trade and living here, the rosy veil dropped down her sides, unrolling fold after fold of its airy lightness till the Jungfrau stood before me crowned with the sun, and arrayed for her bridal with the light of the world. (6.15)

3. Minnesota; its character and climate page 156
   Cascade and Bridal Falls. (6.15)

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42 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. George Johnston, The Poets & poetry of Cecil county, Maryland. Collected and ed. By George Johnston page 173
   Lovely as the morning flowers,
   That bloom so fresh and gay
   I saw a beauteous fair one decked
   In the bridal's bright array;
   But she, who had, at morning rise,
   Exulted in her bloom,
   Was doom'd ere evening's sun had set,
   To grace the silent tomb. (7.97)

2. George Alfred Townsend, Washington, outside and inside. A picture and a narrative of the origin, growth, excellencies, abuses, beauties, and personages of our governing city. By Geo. Alfred Townsend page xi
   Cost of living in Washington—Great profligacy in feeding—Jno. Welcker and his celebrated restaurant—The Washington markets—Early good times in the history of the city—Beale's, Wetherill's, Crutchet's, Gautier's—Welcker's great dining room—Price of a Congressional dinner—Twenty dollars a plate—His chief cook—Instances of extravagant meals at Washington—Spanish mackerel—Brook trout—Mountain mutton—Canvas backs—Potomac snipe—Potomac shad—Savannah shad—Black bass—Capon au sauce Goddard—Truffles—Hotel life at Washington and New York—Extravagance of politicians—Prices at the Arlington Hotel—The prince's ball—The scene—Dresses of the host and guest—Members of the legation—Romance of the Gerolt family—The Baron's daughter goes to a convent—A blasted matrimonial project—The diplomatic body—Marriages between American girls and foreign ministers—The prose side of the diplomatic corps—Bridal couples at Washington—The diary of a bride who came to see the impeachment trial—A laughable description 17 (7.19)

3. Austin Steward, Twenty-two years a slave, and forty years a freeman; embracing a correspondence of several years, while president of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West page 83
   DEATH BED AND BRIDAL SCENES. (5.69)

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