Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts Scenes of the Olden Time - Page 105by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1895 - 526 pages
...Christmas cheer. My metric, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing, "Come, bring with a noise, While my good dame she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. Light the new log, and For good success in the spending, " With the last yeere's brand That sweet luck... | |
| Washington Irving - American prose literature - 1906 - 472 pages
...luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs: — Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes, 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 burnt in many farmhouses and kitchens in England, particularly... | |
| City and town life - 1905 - 408 pages
...Makepeace Thackeray. Ceremonies for Christmasse , bring with a noise, ^ — My merrie, merrie boyes, 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 yeere's brand Light the new block, and For good successe in his spending,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1905 - 460 pages
...Herrick mentions it in one of his songs: — • Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes, The Christmas log to the firing; While my good dame, she Bids ys all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farmhouses... | |
| 1907 - 748 pages
...-:~n of ill luck. Herrick, in one of his stanzas, refers to the ancient, custom : "Come, bring with noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas log to...ye all be free And drink to your heart's desiring." It is in the heart of home that Christmas finds its truest welcome. Where does the face of hospitality... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1907 - 322 pages
...fever, since thou keep'st no fire. CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS COME, bring with a noise, My merry, merry 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 Light the new block, and For good success in his spending... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1907 - 328 pages
...Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : — 20 "Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes, The Christmas log to the firing; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, 35 And drink to your hearts' desiring." The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm-houses and kitchens... | |
| Art - 1909 - 1222 pages
...fires." Merry Robert Herrick also sings of the Yule log : — "Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing : While my good...be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With a Last Year's Brand Light the new Block, and For good success in his spending On your psalteries play... | |
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