 | George William Erskine Russell - 1908 - 340 pàgines
...old. So much for " Candlemasse Eve " ; but the Feast itself was marked by more mysterious rites : — Kindle the Christmas Brand, and then Till Sunne-set...yeare ; And where 'tis safely kept the Fiend Can do no mischiefe there. And then, abruptly returning from the regions of mysticism to those of materialism,... | |
 | Clement A. Miles - 1912 - 466 pàgines
...kindle a " brand " preserved from the Christmas log. Herrick's Candlemas lines may be recalled : — "Kindle the Christmas brand, and then Till sunne-set...; And where 'tis safely kept, the Fiend Can do no mischiefe there."" Candlemas Eve was the moment for the last farewells to Christmas ; Herrick sings... | |
 | Ellye Howell Glover - 1912 - 318 pàgines
...Kindle the Christmas brand, and then Till sunset let it burne, Which quenched, thenvlay it up again Till Christmas next returne. Part must be kept, wherewith to teend The Christmas log next yeare; Where it is safely kept, the fiend Can do no mischief there. A large cake is part of the Twelfth Night... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1913 - 382 pàgines
...yeeres brand Light the nesv bloeh. " And, again, in his verses, " Ceremonies for Candlemasse Day " : ' ' Kindle the Christmas brand, and then Till sunne-set...up agen, Till Christmas next returne. Part must be hept, wherewith to teend The Christmas log next yeare ; And where 'tis safely hept, the fiend Can do... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1921 - 472 pàgines
...turne do's hold ; New things succeed, as former things grow old. The Ceremonies for Candlemasse day. Kindle the Christmas Brand, and then Till Sunne-set,...; And where 'tis safely kept, the Fiend, Can do no mischiefe (there.) Upon Candlemasse day. End now the White-loafe, & the Pye, And let all sports with... | |
 | 1927 - 464 pàgines
...spending, On your psaltries play. That good luck may Come while the log is a teending." And again, "Kindle the Christmas brand, and then, Till sunneset...be kept, wherewith to teend The Christmas log next yeere; And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend Can do no mischief there." Prior to the Revolution, and... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler, Anne Putnam Sanford - 1928 - 368 pàgines
..."Kindle the Christmas brand and then Till sunset let it burn. When quenched, then lay it up again, Till Christmas next returne. "Part must be kept wherewith...yeare; And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend Can do no mischief e there." [The chorus of Retainers sing "Heigh-ho" at the end of each verse, and at the end... | |
 | Elizabeth Lawrence - 1995 - 290 pàgines
...Christmas greens. Herrick, who wrote four poems on the ceremonies of Candlemas, describes another custom: Kindle the Christmas Brand and then Till Sunne-set,...yeare; And where 'tis safely kept, the Fiend, Can do no mischiefe (there). English snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis), called Candlemas bells, or Mary's tapers,... | |
 | Elizabeth Lawrence - 1995 - 290 pàgines
...Candlemas, describes another custom: Kindle the Christmas Brand and then Till Sunne-set, let it bume; Which quencht, then lay it up agen. Till Christmas...yeare; And where 'tis safely kept, the Fiend, Can do no mischiefe (there). English snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis), called Candlemas bells, or Mary's tapers,... | |
 | Edna Barth - 2000 - 100 pàgines
...the Yule log be entirely burned. As an old English ditty warned: Part must be kept wherewith to tende The Christmas log next yeare, And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend Can do no mischiefe theere. In some vicinities only a person with freshly washed hands could touch the log. While... | |
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KINDLE the Christmas brand, and then Till sunne-set let it burne ; Which quencht, then lay it up agen, Till Christmas next returne. Part must be kept wherewith to teend * The Christmas log next yeare ; And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend Can do no mischiefe... 
