 | Children's periodicals - 1838 - 448 pages
...England used to practise in times gone by. CHRISTMAS SPORTS. 13 Ou Christinas eve the bells were rung ; On Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night,...was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the misletoc. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, *erf,... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pages
...night. On Christmas-eve the bells were rung. On Christmas-eve the mass was sung;— That only night ia all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen; The hall was dress'd with holly green; Then opened wide the baron's hall. To vassal—tenant—serf and all;—... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - Poetry - 1838 - 496 pages
...Domestic and religious rite Gare honour to the holy night: On Christmas ете the bells were rung; On Christmas eve the mass was sung:' That only night,...donned her kirtle sheen; The hall was dressed with holy green) Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 796 pages
...loud shouts and rejoicing. " On Christina* Eve the bell« were rung , On Christmas Eve the mass wag sung : That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel douncd her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dreued with holly green : Forth to the woods did roerry men... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 810 pages
...with loud shouts and rejoicing. " On ChrUtmas Eve thebells were rung ; On Christmas Eve the mass wu sung : That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The dameet donned her kirtle sheen ; . The hall waa dre«ed with holly green : , Forth to the woods did... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 786 pages
...masa was sung : That only night in all the year Saw the stolen priest the chalice rear. The damael donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green : Forth to the woods did merry men gof To gather in the mieseltoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 788 pages
...great hail, with loud shouts and rejoicing. 11 On Christmas Eve thcbells were rung ; On (.til-Minns Eye the mass was sung : That only night in all the year Saw the staled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her ktrtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with hully... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 92 pages
...religious rite Gave honour to the holy night : On Christmas Eve the bells were rung ; On Cbristmas Eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the ehaliee rear. The damsel douned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1840 - 652 pages
...night : On Christmas-eve the bells were rung , On Christmas-eve the mass was sung ; That only night of all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear....was dressed with holly green Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather in the mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall, To vassals, tenants, serf,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 380 pages
...Domestic and religious rite Gave honour to the holy night ; On Christmas eve the bells were rung ; On Christmas eve the mass was sung: That only night...the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.' 1 In Roman Catholic countries, mass is never said at night, except on Christmas eve. Each of the frolics... | |
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On Christmas eve the bells were rung; On Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. 
