 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 Seiten
...Can boast of bosoms half so light ! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale...Christmas told 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... | |
 | 1828 - 454 Seiten
..." England war merry England, when Old Christmas brought her sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest...would cheer A poor man's heart through half the year." Scott. At the present season, it may not be uninteresting to the reader to trace the origin of customs,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 Seiten
...light! England was merry Engknd, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told 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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 Seiten
...light! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 Seiten
...! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 Seiten
...! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; 'Twas Christmas told 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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 Seiten
...England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. "I'was Christmas broach "d the mightiest ale : 'Twas Christmas told 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... | |
 | 1827 - 590 Seiten
...Can boast of bosoms half so light! England, was merry England then, And Christmas brought his sports again. Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,...Christmas told the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer, The poor man's heart through half the year.' But enough of the antiquity of Christmas... | |
 | 1830 - 632 Seiten
...England when Old Christmas brought his sports again. "IViis Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale ; *T\vas Christmas told the merriest tale. A Christmas gambol...would cheer A poor man's heart through half the year. The hall was dress'd with holly-green ; ' Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the Missletoe."... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1830 - 302 Seiten
...most ? MRS. P. Mustering his storms, a sordid host, Lo ! Winter desolates the year. December 2Ath. — 'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale, 'Twas...Christmas told the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. How happy every one looks in these good Christmas... | |
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Twas Christmas told the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. 
