 And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious rite Gave honour to the holy night ; On Christmas eve the bells were rung ; On...  The Simple Truth: A Home Book - Página 148por Robert Collyer - 1877 - 151 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 364 páginas
...wood ! — the wind is chill ; But let it whistle as it will, We '11 keep our Christmas merry still. Each age has deemed the new-born year The fittest time for festal cheer : Even, heathen yet, the savage Dane At lol more deep the mead did drain ; A High on the beach his... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1857 - 516 páginas
...chill' ;. But let' / it whis'/tle as' / it will', We'll keep' / our Christ'/ma3 mer'/ry stUl': Bach age' / has deemed' / the new'/-born year' The fit'/test time' / for fes'/tal cheer' !" — SooTTt. know what to expect in each successive syllable. It should be added, that it is- more... | |
 | Mary Alice Seymour - 1858 - 280 páginas
...stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that ST. NICHOLAS soon would be there." CC MOOBK. "And well our Christian sires of old Loved, when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. ******* 'Twas Christmas... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 224 páginas
...the happieft manner defcribed the Chriftmas of our anceftors, in the " merrie days " of England :— And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 páginas
...more wood! — the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still. Each age has deemed the new-born year The fittest time for festal cheer: Even heathen yet, the savage Dane At lol more deep the mead did drain; High on the beach his galleys... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 páginas
...such barbarous mirth the while, As best might to the mind recal The boisterous joys of Odin's hall. And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | 1862 - 600 páginas
...which Sir Walter Scott has given us of Christmas, as kept in a baron's hall • in the olden time. " And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all His hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Popular poetry - 1862 - 246 páginas
...wood ! the wind is chill ; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our merry Christmas still. Full well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Selections - 1863 - 192 páginas
...such barbarous mirth the while As best might to the mind recal The boisterous joys of Odin's hall . And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd , And brought blithe Christmas back again With all his hospitable train . x Domestic and religious... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 páginas
...THOU the trembling sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away ! CHRISTMAS. FROM MARM1ON. And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Christmas. 125 Domestic... | |
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