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 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. nd long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drowned...lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the light ; The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; The lord, underogating,... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. we dread to live without ; О then, if Reason waver...Memory be thy gentle guide ; Go to thy birthplace, and ; The heir, with roses in his shoes, That nicht might village partner choose ; The lord, underogating,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1872 - 134 pages
...hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant,...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating,... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - Elocution - 1872 - 322 pages
...priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Then opened wide the baron's hall, To vassal, tenant,...rod of rule aside, And ceremony doffed his pride. All hailed with uncontrolled delight, And general voice, the happy night, That to the cottage as the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 684 pages
...green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather iu the mieletoe. Then open'd wido tho liaron 's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside. And Ceremony doff'd his pride. Tho heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; Tho... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 184 pages
...Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Then open'd wide the baron's hall 66 To vassal, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony dofï'd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; The... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 182 pages
...Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Then open'd wide the baron's hall 66 •To vassal, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doff'd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; The... | |
 | Cyril L. C. Locke - English language - 1883 - 124 pages
...The song amid the sky. 21. (But) petted in our climate cold, He lived and chattered many a day. 22. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf and all. 23. Into the valley of death Rode the six hundred. 24. Home they brought her warrior dead. 25. Here... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - American poetry - 1884 - 430 pages
...hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather in the mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant,...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. Their heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; The lord, underogating,... | |
 | Gems - 1884 - 408 pages
...dress'd with hollygreen; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Then open'd wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and...all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doff'd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chooco ; The... | |
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