 On Christmas eve the mass was sung: * That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merrymen go, To gather in the mistletoe.  The Boston Lyceum - Page 471827Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe, Then opened wide the haron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf,... | |
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...Priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her k irtle sheen ; The hall wasdressM with holly green t Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather In the mlsletoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall. The vassal, tenant, serf and all; Power laid his rod of... | |
 | 1822 - 440 pages
...Christmas eve the mass was sung; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was...dressed with holly green ; . . Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's ball To vassal, tenant, serf,... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 pages
...Domestic and religions rite Gave honor to the holy night: On Christinas fine. the bells were rung ;— Forth to the wood did merry men go. To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall To Vassal. Tenant, terf and all ; Power laid bis rod of... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...Christmas Eve the mass was sung; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was...Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the Misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall, To vassal, tenant, serf, nnd all. The ceremonies which... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1824 - 424 pages
...Domestic and religious rite Gave honor to the holy night : On Christmas Eve the bells were rang ; — Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall To Vassal, Tenant, serf and all; Power laid his rod of... | |
 | 1829 - 442 pages
...the year ,. ., , ., . i Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear The damsel donned her kirtle sheeni The hall was dressed with holly green | Forth to the wood did merry men go iiiUa.ii^c' .: i . • 'Ito gather In tbe mistletoe. •,. ,.,i Then opened wide the. baron s hall... | |
 | 1830 - 634 pages
...gambol oft would cbeer A poor man's heart through half the year. The ball was dressM with holly-green ; Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the Missletoe." M. De Candolle, to prove that the Mistletoe draws its nourishment from the plant on which... | |
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