 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 Christmas Eve the mass was sung : That only night in all the year Saw the stoled...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 4by Walter Scott - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...dancing round the blazing pile, They make 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 rolled, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 742 pages
...domestic scenes of modern times ;' nut we select for our •pecimeu, the bard's recollection of Christmas. And well our Christian sires of old * Loved, when the year its course had rolled, And brOiiglifWtthe Cbrisimass back again, "ith all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...such barbarous mirth the while, As best might to the mind recal The boisterous joys of Odin's hall. J And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had rolled, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...hlazing pile, They make such harharous mirth the while, As hest might to the mind recall The hoisterous joys of Odin's hall. And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had rolled, And hrought hlithe Christmas hack again, With all his hospitahle train. Domestic and religious... | |
 | Edward Nares - Heraldry - 1823 - 386 pages
...it, as strictly appertaining to the subject we are upon. ¥ 2 " Well our Christian Sires of old Lov'd when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his litisjiitubla train. Domestic and religions rite Gave honor to the holy night: On Christinas fine.... | |
 | Edward Nares - Precedence - 1824 - 424 pages
...are upon. " Well onr Christian Sires of old Lov'd when the year its course had roll'd, And bronght blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious rite Gave honor to the holy night : On Christmas Eve the bells were rang ; — Forth to the wood did merry men... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 528 pages
...red locks fly, And dancing round the blazing pile, They make such barbarous mirth the while, As best might to the mind recall The boisterous joys of Odin's...religious rite Gave honour to the holy night : On Christinas eve the bells were rung ; On Christmas eve the mass was sung : That only night, in all the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...Maiing pile, They make such barbarous mirth the while, As be»i might lo tlie mind recal The boislerous joys of Odin's hall. And well our Christian sires...rite Gave honour to the holy night : On Christmas eve tlic bells were rung ; <>n Christmas eve the mass was sung : (i) That only night, in all the year,... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pages
...old Lov'd when the year its course had roll'd. And brought blythe Christmas back agaiu, With all its hospitable train. 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 ia all the... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1838 - 414 pages
...generous simplicity of the past, tinged with the beautiful illusions of the present. ANCIENT CHRISTMAS. And well our christian sires of old Loved, when the year its course had rolled, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all its hospitable train. Domestic and religious... | |
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