| Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall. He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen As were babies all. Ho neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle That rocks on the mould."... | |
| William Hone - Bible plays, English - 1823 - 342 pages
...In housen, nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall ; ' He neither shall be clothed, In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen,...christen'd In white wine nor in red, But with the spring water With which we were christened.' Then Mary took her young Son, And set him on her knee... | |
| William Hone - Dance - 1823 - 330 pages
...born In housen, nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall; " He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair Linen,...cradle, That rocks on the mould ; " He neither shall be chrieten'd In white wine nor in red, But with the spring water With which we were christened." Then... | |
| William Hone - English drama - 1823 - 318 pages
...nor can I help thinking that the reader will see somewhat of cause for it : — He neither shall be clothed, in purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen,...gold, But in a wooden cradle, that rocks on the mould. A Warwickshire carol still sung, begins As I passed by a river side, And there as I did reign, In argument... | |
| William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...them represents the virgin contemplating the birth of the infant, and saying, " He neither shall be clothed in purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen,...But in a wooden cradle, that rocks on the mould.' Not to multiply instances at present, let it suffice that in a MS. at the British Museum* there is... | |
| Joseph Moyle Sherer - 1836 - 762 pages
...carol, and at last sung, in the mournful voice of age, this ancient fragment: — " He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all; He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould." At the close he went... | |
| Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall. He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen,...gold, But in a wooden cradle That rocks on the mould/' London has perhaps this carol yet, amongst its halfpenny ballads. A man whose real vocation was mistaken... | |
| Thomas Kibble Hervey - Christmas - 1845 - 436 pages
...born In housen, nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall. He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen,...christen'd In white wine nor in red, But with the spring water With which we were christened.' " The strange, wild ballad beginning — " I saw three... | |
| English literature - 1847 - 446 pages
...Paradise, but in an ox'« stall ; He neither shall be clothed in pnrple nor in pall, But all in fine linen, as were babies all ; He neither shall be rock'd...mould; He neither shall be christen'd in white wine or in red, Butwiththe spring water withwhichwewcre christened.'" How sweet, again, are the following... | |
| 1847 - 436 pages
...be clothed in purple, nor in pall, But all in fine linen, as were babies all ; He neither shall he rock'd in silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle that rocks on the mould; He neither shall he christen'd in white wine or in red, 33ut with the spring water with which we were christened."'... | |
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