Old ChristmasAltemus, 1896 - Всего страниц: 64 |
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Стр. 16 - Lear. The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweet-heart, see, they bark at me.
Стр. 11 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, This bird of dawning singeth all night long : And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad ; The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
Стр. 55 - Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs ; but honest good-humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small, and the laughter abundant. The Squire told several long stories of early college pranks and adventures, in some of which the parson had been a sharer ; though in looking at the latter, it required some effort of imagination to , THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Стр. 25 - Night-Piece to Julia." Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee.
Стр. 20 - 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
Стр. 49 - The moment this pageant made its appearance, the harper struck up a flourish ; at the conclusion of which the young Oxonian, on receiving a hint from the squire, gave, with an air of the most comic gravity, an old carol, the first verse of which was as follows : " Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary. I pray you all synge merrily Qui estis in convivio.
Стр. 26 - Then let not the dark thee cumber; What though the moon does slumber, The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. Then, Julia, let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me : And when I shall meet Thy silvery feet, My soul I '11 pour into thee.
Стр. 5 - A man might then behold At Christmas, in each hall, Good fires to curb the cold, And meat for great and small. The neighbours were friendly bidden, And all had welcome true, The poor from the gates were not chidden, When this old cap was new.
Стр. 24 - The dance, like most dances after supper, was a merry one; some of the older folks joined in it, and the squire himself figured down several couple with a partner, with whom he affirmed he had danced at every Christmas for nearly half a century.
Стр. 55 - The dinner-time passed away in this flow of innocent hilarity, and, though the old hall may have resounded in its time with many a scene of broader rout and revel, yet I doubt whether it ever witnessed more honest and genuine enjoyment. How easy it is for one benevolent being to diffuse pleasure around him ! and how truly is a kind heart a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity to freshen into smiles...