 On the 24th of December, towards evening, all the servants in general have a holiday; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve o'clock; prayers being over, they go to hunt the wren, and...  Waverley novels. (Library ed.). - Page 177by sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 498 pages
...says : — " On the 24th of December, towards evening, all the servants in general have a holiday ; they go to hunt the wren, and after having found one...kind of solemnity, singing dirges over her in the matix language, which they call her knell ; after which Christimas begins. There is not a barn unoccupied... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 757 pages
...all the servants in general have a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...one of these poor birds, they kill her, and lay her од а bier with the utmost solemnity, bringing her to the parish church, and burying her with a whimsical... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 770 pages
...all the servants in general have a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the 4 r 0= ު A$ 揇բ A fK Ϫ[ a nV rY ?}. m 3 6 p:֮ H |:Tҙ z4 P 9y i 3&ì 4 N4 > ] Y # e } thc-se poor birds, they kill her, and lay her on a bier with the utmost solemnity, bringing her to... | |
 | People's and Howitt's journal - 938 pages
...attivelve o'clock; prayers being over, they go to hnnt for the wren, and having found one of these birds, they kill her, and lay her on a bier with the...utmost solemnity, bringing her to the parish church, »nd burying her with whimsical ceremony, singing dirges in the Manx language, which they call her... | |
 | George Soane - 1847 - 370 pages
...all the servants in general Rave a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about 'till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...kind of solemnity, singing dirges over her in the monks' language, which they call her knell ; after which Christmas begins."f * WALDRON WORRS— Ileof... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1847 - 862 pages
...towards evening, all the servants have a holiday; they Jp not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...prayers being over, they go to hunt the wren ; and, aftc baring found one of these poor birds, they kill her, an lay her on a bier; bring her to the parish... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...evening, all the servants have a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...prayers being over, they go to hunt the wren ; and, afte having found one of those poor birds, they kill her, an' lay her on a bier; bring her to the parish... | |
 | 1847 - 446 pages
...holiday; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ing in all the churches/-.which is at twelve o'clock : prayers being over, they go to hunt the wren ; and, aftei having found one of these poor birds, they kill her, and lay her on a bier; bring her to the... | |
 | John Brand - 1849 - 574 pages
...all the servants in general have a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...kind of solemnity, singing dirges over her in the Manks language, which they call her knell; after which, Christmas begins." A writer in the Gentleman's... | |
 | John Brand - 1853 - 580 pages
...nil the servants in general have a holiday ; they go not to bed all night, but ramble about till the bells ring in all the churches, which is at twelve...kind of solemnity, singing dirges over her in the Manks language, which they call her knell ; after which, Christmas begins." A writer in the Gentleman's... | |
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