Merrie England in the olden time / by George Daniel.

  • Daniel, George, 1789-1864.
Date:
1881
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Merrie England in the olden time / by George Daniel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quite virtue enough in human life to make our journey moderately happy. We are of the hopeful order of beings, and think this world a very beautiful world, if man would not mar it with his pride, selfishness, and gloom. It has been a maxim among all great and wise nations to encourage public sports and diversions. The advantages that arise from them to a State ; the benefit they are to all degrees of the people \ the right purposes they may be made to serve in troublesome times, have generally been so well understood by the ruling powers, that they have seldom Doctor Partridge, and such-like horrible bodies, that terrify and delight I O you merry, merry souls, Christmas is a coming : We shall have flowing bowls. Dancing, piping, drumming. Delicate minced pies. To feast every virgin ; Capon and goose likewise. Brawn, and dish of sturgeon. Then for Christmas-box, Sweet plum-cake and money; Delicate holland smocks. Kisses sweet as honey. Hey for Christmas ball. Where we will be jolly ; Coupling short and tall, Kate, Dick, Ralph, and Molly. To the hop we go. Where we’ll jig and caper ; Cuckolds all a-row— Will she pay the scraper. Tom must dance with Sue, Keeping time with kisses ; We’ll have a jolly crew Of sweet smirking Misses I—Old Song.