 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...  Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field - Pàgina 304per Walter Scott - 1855 - 408 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1862 - 812 pàgines
...perusal of Scott's graphic and eloquent description of the keeping of Christmas in the olden time : — " 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... | |
 | Selections - 1863 - 192 pàgines
...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 roll'd , And brought blithe Christmas back again With all his hospitable train . x Domestic... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 pàgines
...THOU the trembling sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away ! CHRISTMAS. FROM MARM1ON. And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Christmas.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - 680 pàgines
...such barbarous mirth the while, As best might to the mind recall 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 fill his hospitable train. Domestic... | |
 | 1864 - 108 pàgines
...our Christmas merry still. Each age has deemed the new-born year The fittest time for festal cheer. 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... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pàgines
...such barbarous mirth the whita 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 roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again With all his hospitable train. Domestic... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 pàgines
...such barbarous mirth the while, t As best might to the mind recall The boisterous joys of Odin's hall. And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blitheChristmas.back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic... | |
 | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Eller Taylor - 1870 - 316 pàgines
...are described ; and, having commenced with a line from Scott, I will e'en conclude with more : — 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... | |
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