| Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest...could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger in our northern clime Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...Christmas brought his sports again. Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas tolii the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger, in our northern clime, Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
| John Henry Brady - Calendar - 1815 - 416 pages
...employed, whereby to make the guests satisfied with their host, and happy and pleased with each other : " A Christmas Gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart, through half the year." At present, Christmas meetings are chiefly confined to family parties, happy, it must be confessed,... | |
| John Brady - 1815 - 420 pages
...employed, whereby to make the guests satisfied with their host, and happy and pleased with each other : " A Christmas Gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart, through half the year." At present, Christmas meetings are chiefly confined to family parties, happy, it must be confessed,... | |
| 1828 - 454 pages
...ffrorn an American paper.) " England war merry England, when Old Christmas brought her sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas...Christmas told the merriest tale: A Christmas gambol oft would cheer A poor man's heart through half the year." Scott. At the present season, it may not be... | |
| 1819 - 504 pages
...England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again, 'Twas Christina; broached the mightiest ale 'Twos Christmas told the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor nun's heart thro' half the year. SAINT STEPHEN, DECEMBER 26. Stephen was the first deacon chosen by... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...boast of bosoms half so light! England was merry Engknd, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas...could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger, in our northern clime, Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...boast of bosoms half so light! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas...could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger, in our northern clime, Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...boast of bosoms half so light ! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas...could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger, in our northern clime, Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...boast of bosoms half so light ! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas...could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. Still linger, in our northern clime, Some remnants of the good old time ; And still, within our... | |
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