 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...acceptable to such of my readers as are curious in these grave and learned matters, I give it entire The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays...defero, Reddens laudes domino. The boar's head, as 1 understand, Is the rarest dish in all this land, Which thus bedeck'd with a gay garland Let us servire... | |
 | England - 1853 - 422 pages
...is sung as the head is slowly borne to the dinner-table. " The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck 'd with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. Caput Apr! defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest dish in all the... | |
 | England - 1853 - 420 pages
...'d with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. Caput Apr! defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest dish in all the land ; When thus bedeck 'd with a gay garland, Let us servile cantico. Caput... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 524 pages
...in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bay's and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, limit estin in convivio : Caput Apri defero. Reddens laudes Domino....dish in all this land ; Which thus bedeck'd with a giy garland, Let us servire cantico. Caput Apri drfero, Reddens laudes Domino, Our steward hath provided... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 432 pages
...present generation, and borne in with much ceremony, the following song being sung at the time : — 1. The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays...you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. CHOEUS. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino. 2. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest... | |
 | John George Wood - Animal behavior - 1855 - 410 pages
...present generation, and borne in with much ceremony, the following song being sung at the time: — 1. The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays...you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. CHOEDS. Caput apri defero, Reddens landes Domino. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest... | |
 | England - 1856 - 586 pages
...boar's head brought into the hall in procession on Christmas-day, while the old carol is sung — " The Boar's head in hand bear I Bedeck'd with bays...and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Qui estis in convivio, Capnt Apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino." A little lower down the High-street... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pages
...acceptable to such of my readers as are curious in these grave and learned matters, I give it entire The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays...Quot estis in convivio Caput apri defero, Reddens landes domino. The boar's head, as 1 understand, Is the rarest dish in all this land, Which thus bedeck'd... | |
 | George Measom - 1859 - 592 pages
...decked with rosemary, is carried in procession into the hall, ushered in kj the well-known carol : " A boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary : And I pray you, my masters, he merry. Qui estis in convivio Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino." t The custom of " chopping... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1860 - 478 pages
...acceptable to such of my readers as are curious in these grave and learned matters, I give it entire. The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays...understand, Is the rarest dish in all this land, Which thus bcdeck'd with a gay garland Let us servire cantico. Caput apri defero, etc. Our steward hath provided... | |
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The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry Quot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes domino. 
