Christmas in the Olden Time, Or, The Wassail BowlH. Hurst, 1846 - Всего страниц: 141 |
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... told , songs sung , pranks played , and the jest and joke went round . Musing thoughts produce the scenes as fresh as those of yesterday ; but the actors in them have passed , and passed away for ever . The old man is friendless and ...
... told , songs sung , pranks played , and the jest and joke went round . Musing thoughts produce the scenes as fresh as those of yesterday ; but the actors in them have passed , and passed away for ever . The old man is friendless and ...
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... told by you . " This was spoken to an old and hardy son of the soil , sitting on a settle under the wide and yawning chimney . His hair was white , and thinly scattered over his brow ; but scarcely a wrinkle furrowed or lined his cheek ...
... told by you . " This was spoken to an old and hardy son of the soil , sitting on a settle under the wide and yawning chimney . His hair was white , and thinly scattered over his brow ; but scarcely a wrinkle furrowed or lined his cheek ...
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... told . For many weeks he remained at the Chequers , talking and spending freely ; and by his off - hand way of offering a cup to any one who would drink , recounting tales and jests , singing roundelays , and making himself the very ...
... told . For many weeks he remained at the Chequers , talking and spending freely ; and by his off - hand way of offering a cup to any one who would drink , recounting tales and jests , singing roundelays , and making himself the very ...
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... act , I drained the horn to the last drop . " Ha , ha , ha ! " laughed he again . " I told ye so . I knew you'd drink . Ha , ha , ha ! " Scarcely had I swallowed the stifling draught , when my OR , THE WASSAIL BOWL . 19.
... act , I drained the horn to the last drop . " Ha , ha , ha ! " laughed he again . " I told ye so . I knew you'd drink . Ha , ha , ha ! " Scarcely had I swallowed the stifling draught , when my OR , THE WASSAIL BOWL . 19.
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... told ye before , " said he , " that curs- ing is of no avail . You might as well , and , for aught I know , a great deal better , bless your enemy , as to waste your breath in maledictions upon him . " There was a silence for a few ...
... told ye before , " said he , " that curs- ing is of no avail . You might as well , and , for aught I know , a great deal better , bless your enemy , as to waste your breath in maledictions upon him . " There was a silence for a few ...
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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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