 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...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,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 766 pages
...rite Gave honour to the holy night: On Christmas eve the bells were rung; — 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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...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,... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - Almanacs, English - 1828 - 750 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 810 pages
...the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. Tin 1 damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall wat dressed with holly green : Forth to the woods did merry men go. To gather in the mioaeltoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, anil all." In France, New Year's... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 786 pages
...'I'll. it only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the cnalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dre-ssed with holly green : Forth to the woods did merry meo go, To gather in the raisseltoe. Then opened wide the Baron's halt To vassal, tenant, serf, and... | |
 | William Howitt - England - 1838 - 860 pages
...sung ; That only night in all the year Saw the stolcd 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. Then opened wide the baron's hall, To vassals, tenants,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 92 pages
...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 the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant,... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 500 pages
...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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 732 pages
...;* That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned ber 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,... | |
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kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the woods did merry men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Then open wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and all.' " The Holly, like some other evergreens, has long been used at Christmas... 
