The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent: No. I[-VII].C.S. Van Winkle, 101 Greenwich Street, 1820 |
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... father's country seat , to which he was going to pass the Holy- days , and which lay at a few miles distance . " It is better than eating a solitary Christmas dinner at an inn , " said he , " and I can assure you of a hearty welcome in ...
... father's country seat , to which he was going to pass the Holy- days , and which lay at a few miles distance . " It is better than eating a solitary Christmas dinner at an inn , " said he , " and I can assure you of a hearty welcome in ...
الصفحة 31
... laughing , " and is eager to get in time for some of the merriment and good cheer of the servants ' hall . My father , you must know , is a bigoted devo- tee of the old school , and prides himself upon CHRISTMAS EVE. ...
... laughing , " and is eager to get in time for some of the merriment and good cheer of the servants ' hall . My father , you must know , is a bigoted devo- tee of the old school , and prides himself upon CHRISTMAS EVE. ...
الصفحة 32
... father , however , from early years , took honest Peacham * for his text book , instead of Chester- field ; he determined in his own mind , that there was no condition more truly honourable and enviable than that of an English gentleman ...
... father , however , from early years , took honest Peacham * for his text book , instead of Chester- field ; he determined in his own mind , that there was no condition more truly honourable and enviable than that of an English gentleman ...
الصفحة 33
... rial . I thought it best to give you these hints about my worthy old father , to prepare you for any little eccentricities that might otherwise ap- pear absurd . " NO . V. 5 1 We had passed for some time along the wall 33.
... rial . I thought it best to give you these hints about my worthy old father , to prepare you for any little eccentricities that might otherwise ap- pear absurd . " NO . V. 5 1 We had passed for some time along the wall 33.
الصفحة 35
... - pered up this avenue , on returning home on school vacations . How often have I played under these trees when a boy . I feel a degree of filial reverence for them , as we look up to those who have cherished us in childhood . My father 35.
... - pered up this avenue , on returning home on school vacations . How often have I played under these trees when a boy . I feel a degree of filial reverence for them , as we look up to those who have cherished us in childhood . My father 35.
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ancient antique Bantam beautiful beef bosom bustle carol chaise cheer choir Christ Christmas carol Christmas eve church yard coach countenance dame dance decorated delight dinner dish door enjoyment face fairy Falstaff fat-headed old feelings fellow festival fire place fond Frank Bracebridge frosty gate girl glittered glow gravity greens hall hands happy head heard heart holyday customs honest hostler humour hung jokes joviality kind kitchen laughing laughter light look Lord of Misrule manor houses mansion masque Master Simon ment merriment merry mince pie minstrelsy minuet mirth morning neighbouring night oaken observed old bachelors old Christmas old English old English games old family old gentleman Oxonian parson passed peacock peasantry pheasant poor present quaint romp round scene season seemed servants smiling sound sound of music spirit squire's tail talk thee tion trees village Wassail whimsical window worthy old young Yule clog