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" Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts "
Hesperides, the poems and other remains of R. Herrick, ed. by W.C. Hazlitt - Page 283
by Robert Herrick - 1869
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Select Poems from the Hesperides: Or, Works Both Human and Divine

Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...favourite servant. CCXXVIU. CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS. COME, bring with a noise, My merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame,...And drink to your hearts' desiring. With the last year's brand Light the new block ; and, For good success in hit spending, On your psalt'ries play,...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 7

1827 - 452 pages
...being sung during the kindling of the Yule clog:— Come, bring with a noise. My merry merry boys. The Christmas log to the firing; While my good Dame,...free. And drink to your hearts desiring. With the last year's brand Light the new block, and For good success in his spending, / On your psalteries play....
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...if it went out it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : • Come bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes,...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs : Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrfe boyes, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt, in many farm-houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north,...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1822 - 416 pages
...night ; if it went out, it was considered a sign of ill luck. Herrick mentions it in one of his songs Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes,...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north,...
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The Nic-Nac; or, oracle of knowledge, Volume 3

1825 - 208 pages
...with a noise, my merry m-'rry boys, TlJE Christmas log to the firing, While mj good dame she bids you all be free, And drink to your hearts' desiring. With the last jear's brand light the new block, and For good success in his spending: On your psalteries play, that...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...if it went out, it was considered a sign of ill luck. Hi.nick mentions it in one of his songs : — Come, bring with a noise, My merrie, merrie boyes,...ye all be free, And drink to your hearts desiring. The Yule clog is still burnt in many farm-houses and kitchens in England, particularly in the north,...
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Saturday night

Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...the following lines in " Herrick's Hespaerides :" — Come, bring with a noise, my merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing, While my good dame she bids you all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With the last year's brand light the new block,...
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Saturday Night: Comprising a Review of New Publications, Biography ..., Volume 1

1824 - 486 pages
...following lines in " Herriek's Hespaerides :" — • Come, bring with a noise, my merry merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing, While my good dame she bids you all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. With the laxl year's brand light the new block,...
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A glossary of north country words, in use. From an original manuscript, with ...

John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 298 pages
...be uncpmfortable, did they entirely neglect them. Come bring, with a noise, My merrie, merrie boys, The Christmas Log to the firing ; While my good Dame she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your heart's desiring. Herrick, Ceremonict for Christmatse. Part must be kept wherewith to teend, The Christmas...
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