| 单词 | piping time of peace |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspiping time(s) of peace a. Of days, times, etc.: epitomized by the music of the pastoral pipe (as opposed to the martial fife, trumpet, etc.); (hence) good, peaceful. Esp. in piping time(s) of peace.Frequently with allusion to quot. 1597. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > time of peacetimec1534 piping time(s) of peace1597 peacetime1701 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 24 In this weake piping time of peace . View more context for this quotation 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 70 In this piping time, these Halcion dayes We doe contest who best their Loves can praise. 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 26 In time of war, madam, these meetings are not amiss..: But in these piping times of peace, I wonder Sir Jacob permits it. 1777 W. Combe First of April 10 Now Luxury advanc'd, a pamper'd Dame; In these brave piping days a favourite name. 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 10 Aug. 2/5 Truly these are ‘piping times—our lot is cast in pleasant places.’ 1883 19th Cent. Oct. 730 In piping times of peace, the national debts of the Australian colonies loom large. 1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 288/2 Thus the hero of piping times becomes the villain of times that try men's so-called souls. 1982 I. Asimov Foundation's Edge (1983) xiv. 225 In these piping times of peace, there are not many ships in the vicinity, I am sure. < as lemmas |
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