Christmas in the Olden Time, Or, The Wassail BowlH. Hurst, 1846 - 141 страница |
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... close by the side of a young and pretty girl . Without making objection or excuse , he commenced in a fine manly voice the following old song : - 66 ' Maidens , don your kirtles sheen , The hall is dress'd with holly green : To the ...
... close by the side of a young and pretty girl . Without making objection or excuse , he commenced in a fine manly voice the following old song : - 66 ' Maidens , don your kirtles sheen , The hall is dress'd with holly green : To the ...
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... fantastic foot ; and , save for the hum of busy voices , the Christmas revel might have seemed like an expiring ember on the hearth , waning to a close . The cock crowed once , but not from the approach 8 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
... fantastic foot ; and , save for the hum of busy voices , the Christmas revel might have seemed like an expiring ember on the hearth , waning to a close . The cock crowed once , but not from the approach 8 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
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... gear , Tom Bright's better half . Bleached as a snow - drift was the close cap , fringed with lace of her own handicraft ; and the once nut - brown and luxuriant locks , now frosted and 10 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
... gear , Tom Bright's better half . Bleached as a snow - drift was the close cap , fringed with lace of her own handicraft ; and the once nut - brown and luxuriant locks , now frosted and 10 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
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... close to a haystack , with my limbs stiffened with the hoar frost , now glis- tening on the greensward in the early rays of a cold and cheerful Christmas morning . My temples throbbed , and my heart fluttered like a leaf . Was it all a ...
... close to a haystack , with my limbs stiffened with the hoar frost , now glis- tening on the greensward in the early rays of a cold and cheerful Christmas morning . My temples throbbed , and my heart fluttered like a leaf . Was it all a ...
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... close to us . " trembling like a some one spoke " And what if it had been so ? " replied Mary . " We have no cause to be ashamed of what we either say or do . " " True , " I rejoined . " And yet , " con- tinued I , glancing in dread ...
... close to us . " trembling like a some one spoke " And what if it had been so ? " replied Mary . " We have no cause to be ashamed of what we either say or do . " " True , " I rejoined . " And yet , " con- tinued I , glancing in dread ...
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added asked the Squire bad company blood brambles breath cause cheek cheer Chequers Christmas revel close cold continued crack cried dark deep don your kirtles drink drop echo ejaculated endeavoured exclaimed exer eyes faggot fear felt finger fire flames gibbet give ground hallooed hand Harry Bluff head hear heard heart hoar frost hope hundred quarters kirtles sheen knife laugh laughter length light limbs lips listen looked loud maidens don merry mingled mirth miseltoe Mistress Bright Ned Terrywig never night numbers OLD ENGLISH old hall Peter Crummy quired rejoined the Squire repeated replied Harry replied the Squire returned Harry returned Mary scarcely shadow Shep shout snapping sound speak special constable stood strange Stranger tell Terrywig there's thick thought tick-tack tinued Tis Christmas Tis Christmas-eve to-night told ye tone tongue turned voice wassail bowl ween whistle wood words yule log
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