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" 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 "
Selections from the Sketch Book - Page 214
by Washington Irving - 1894 - 404 pages
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Select Poems from the Hesperides: Or, Works Both Human and Divine

Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...favourite servant. CCXXVIU. CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS. COME, bring with a noise, My merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame,...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 hit spending, On your psalt'ries...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 7

1827 - 452 pages
...being sung during the kindling of the Yule clog:— Come, bring with a noise. My merry merry boys. The Christmas log to the firing; While my good Dame,...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, / On your psalteries...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...fire. The Yule clog was to burn all night; if it went out it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : • Come bring with...hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north, and there are several superstitions...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...The Yule clog was to burn all night : if it went out it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrfe boyes, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...The Yule clog was to burn all night ; if it went out, it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs Come, bring with a...hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north, and there arc several superstitions...
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Hesperides (continued) His noble numbers: or, his pious pieces

Robert Herrick - 1823 - 346 pages
...thou dost me next desire, I'le bring a fever, since thou keep'st no fire. CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMASSE. COME, bring with a noise, My merrie merrie boyes,...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. With the last yeeres brand Light the new block, and For good successe in his spending, On your psaltries...
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Saturday night

Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...the following lines in " Herrick's Hespaerides :" — Come, bring with a noise, my merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing, While my good dame she bids you all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With the last year's brand light the new block,...
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Saturday Night: Comprising a Review of New Publications, Biography ..., Volume 1

1824 - 486 pages
...following lines in " Herriek's Hespaerides :" — • Come, bring with a noise, my merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing, While my good dame she bids you all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With the laxl year's brand light the new block,...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick, Volume 2

Robert Herrick - 1825 - 348 pages
...thou dost me next desire, I'le bring a fever, since thou keep'st no fire. CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMASSE. COME, bring with a noise, My merrie merrie boyes,...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. With the last yeeres brand Light the new block, and For good successe in his spending, On your psaltries...
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A glossary of north country words, in use. From an original manuscript, with ...

John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 298 pages
...be uncpmfortable, did they entirely neglect them. Come bring, with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my good Dame she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. Herrick, Ceremonict for Christmatse. Part must be kept wherewith to teend, The Christmas...
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