Christmas in the Olden Time, Or, The Wassail BowlH. Hurst, 1846 - 141 страница |
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... lips quaint ballads , carols , and ditties are crooned , and good old customs rummaged from the stores of his memory . ' Tis Christmas , right merry Christmas ! Light , glad hearts beat the lighter to his approach , and those sinking B ...
... lips quaint ballads , carols , and ditties are crooned , and good old customs rummaged from the stores of his memory . ' Tis Christmas , right merry Christmas ! Light , glad hearts beat the lighter to his approach , and those sinking B ...
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... lips , he took a fair deep draught . From one to the other the bowl was passed , and each repeated , " Was - haile , " ere he drank of the contents . Twice was it emptied , and twice replenished , before all had partaken of the generous ...
... lips , he took a fair deep draught . From one to the other the bowl was passed , and each repeated , " Was - haile , " ere he drank of the contents . Twice was it emptied , and twice replenished , before all had partaken of the generous ...
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... the circle . Between his lips was a long black and polished tube , and at the end a white earthen bowl in the form of a human scull , from which he drew volumes of thick , dense , smoke , and threw 16 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
... the circle . Between his lips was a long black and polished tube , and at the end a white earthen bowl in the form of a human scull , from which he drew volumes of thick , dense , smoke , and threw 16 CHRISTMAS IN THE OLDEN TIME ;
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... lips in clouds above his head . Lolling backwards in his chair , and with upturned chin , he appeared to be carelessly watching their progress , curl- ing slowly from him , and as they neared the chimney , streaming upwards in the ...
... lips in clouds above his head . Lolling backwards in his chair , and with upturned chin , he appeared to be carelessly watching their progress , curl- ing slowly from him , and as they neared the chimney , streaming upwards in the ...
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... lip . Remember , ' tis Christmas - eve . We'll drink , lads - drink , till cock - crow . " Although ill at ease , each sat still , watch- ing the wildness of look , gesture , and man- ner of the Stranger . after bottle of potent He ...
... lip . Remember , ' tis Christmas - eve . We'll drink , lads - drink , till cock - crow . " Although ill at ease , each sat still , watch- ing the wildness of look , gesture , and man- ner of the Stranger . after bottle of potent He ...
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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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