The commencement of the new year is hailed by shouts of "au gui; l'an neuf;" and the gathering of the misletoe for the occasion is still the pretext for a merry-making, if not for a religious ceremony.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
The following forms of the above names of different dialect groups of Ig-o-rot' have been adopted by The Ethnological Survey: Tin-gui-an', Ka-lin'-ga, Bun-a-yan', I-sa-nay', A-la'-mit, Sil-i-pan', Ay-an'-gan, I-pu-kao', and Gad-an'.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks
The duelists and their seconds were to leave Naples in separate parties; were to change carriages several times; were to meet at a certain town, or, failing that, at a certain post-house on the high road from Naples to Rome; were to carry drawing-books, color boxes, and camp-stools, as if they had been artists out on a sketching-tour; and were to proceed to the place of the duel on foot, employing no gui des, for fear of treachery.
"The Queen of Hearts"
Wilkie Collins Last Updated: January 3, 2009