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Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen CenturiesDawson, W. F. (William Francis)

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Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

Name: Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
Author: Dawson, W. F. (William Francis)

Dawson, W. F. (William Francis)

Christmas -- History

Brand quotes the foregoing paragraph and asks: "Can this be what
Aubrey calls the sport of 'Cob-loaf stealing'?"

THE DELIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS.

A New Song by R. P.

(Tune--"Since Love is my Plan.")

_In the Poor Soldier._

  When Christmas approaches each bosom is gay,
  That festival banishes sorrow away,
  While Richard he kisses both Susan and Dolly,
  When tricking the house up with ivy and holly;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Then comes turkey and chine, with the famous roast beef,
  Of English provisions still reckon'd the chief;
  Roger whispers the cook-maid his wishes to crown,
  O Dolly! pray give me a bit of the brown;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  The luscious plum-pudding does smoking appear,
  And the charming mince pye is not far in the rear,
  Then each licks his chops to behold such a sight,
  But to taste it affords him superior delight;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Now the humming October goes merrily round,
  And each with good humour is happily crown'd,
  The song and the dance, and the mirth-giving jest,
  Alike without harm by each one is expressed;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Twelfth Day next approaches, to give you delight,
  And the sugar'd rich cake is display'd to the sight,
  Then sloven and slut and the king and the queen,
  Alike must be present to add to the scene;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  May each be found thus as the year circles round,
  With mirth and good humour each Christmas be crown'd,
  And may all who have plenty of riches in store
  With their bountiful blessings make happy the poor;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.[81]


CHARLES LAMB ON CHRISTMAS.

In his essay on "Recollections of Christ's Hospital," Charles Lamb
thus refers to the Christmas festivities of his schoolboy days:--

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen CenturiesDawson, W. F. (William Francis)

History

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

Dawson, W. F. (William Francis)

Christmas -- History

Brand quotes the foregoing paragraph and asks: "Can this be what
Aubrey calls the sport of 'Cob-loaf stealing'?"

THE DELIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS.

A New Song by R. P.

(Tune--"Since Love is my Plan.")

_In the Poor Soldier._

  When Christmas approaches each bosom is gay,
  That festival banishes sorrow away,
  While Richard he kisses both Susan and Dolly,
  When tricking the house up with ivy and holly;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Then comes turkey and chine, with the famous roast beef,
  Of English provisions still reckon'd the chief;
  Roger whispers the cook-maid his wishes to crown,
  O Dolly! pray give me a bit of the brown;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  The luscious plum-pudding does smoking appear,
  And the charming mince pye is not far in the rear,
  Then each licks his chops to behold such a sight,
  But to taste it affords him superior delight;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Now the humming October goes merrily round,
  And each with good humour is happily crown'd,
  The song and the dance, and the mirth-giving jest,
  Alike without harm by each one is expressed;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  Twelfth Day next approaches, to give you delight,
  And the sugar'd rich cake is display'd to the sight,
  Then sloven and slut and the king and the queen,
  Alike must be present to add to the scene;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.

  May each be found thus as the year circles round,
  With mirth and good humour each Christmas be crown'd,
  And may all who have plenty of riches in store
  With their bountiful blessings make happy the poor;
  For never as yet it was counted a crime,
  To be merry and cherry at that happy time.
                            For never as yet, &c.[81]


CHARLES LAMB ON CHRISTMAS.

In his essay on "Recollections of Christ's Hospital," Charles Lamb
thus refers to the Christmas festivities of his schoolboy days:--

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

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