| John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 298 страница
...admit their belief in these ridiculous notions, would be uncpmfortable, did they entirely neglect them. Come bring, with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my good Dame she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. Herrick, Ceremonict for Christmatse.... | |
| John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 296 страница
...admit their belief in these ridiculous notions, would be uncomfortable, did they entirely neglect them. Come bring, with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my good Dame she Bifis ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. fferriek. Ceremonies for... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 страница
...night : if it went out, it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing; !* While my good dame she • . Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The yule clog is still... | |
| Thomas Kibble Hervey - 1845 - 436 страница
...introduce into the house, with great ceremony, and to the sound of music. Herrick's direction is : — " Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame she Bids you all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring." In Drake's " Winter Nights... | |
| George Soane - 1847 - 370 страница
...been carefully put by and preserved for that purpose, as we find it pleasantly recorded by Heyrick. " Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free And drink to your heart's desiring. With the last year's brand... | |
| 1847 - 828 страница
...houses, the bringing of the log was an occasion of much merriment. To this allusion is made by Herrick. Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing With the last year's brand Light the new block, and For good success in his spending, On your psalteries... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 408 страница
...from the kitchen, where, to the great delight of some rustic fellow -servants, Barney is singing — " Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing; While the good dame, she, Bids you all be free. And drinks to your hearts' denring. With the last yeare's brand Light... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 592 страница
...carefully put by and preserved for that purpose, as we find it pleasantly recorded by Herrick :— " Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free And drink to your heart's desiring. With the last year's brand... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1860 - 316 страница
...with a liberal libation. Herrick, the poet of English customs, has pleasantly alluded to it : — " Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With the last year's brand... | |
| 1872 - 976 страница
...the " Hesperides " of Herrick we find allusion to this custom : — " CEBEMONIES FOR CHRISTMASSE. " Come bring, with a noise. My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to the firing : While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts' desiring. " With the last year's brand... | |
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