...; Next oranges the longing boys entice, To truft their copper fortunes to the dice. When rofemary, and bays the Poet's crown, Are bawl'd in frequent cries through all the town ; Then judge the feftival of Chrijlmas near, Cbrijhnai the joyous period of the year. Now with bright holly all your...

...Next oranges the longing boys entice, 435 To truft their copper fortunes to the dice. When rofemary, and bays the Poet's crown, Are bawl'd, in frequent cries, through all the town, 'Then judge the feftival of Cluiftmas near, 'Chrifhnas, the joyous period of the year. 440 "Now with bright holly all...

...fortunes to the dice. When rosemary and bays, the poet's crown, Are bawl'd in frequent cries thro' all the town, Then judge the festival of Christmas near, Christmas! the joyous period of the year. 440 Now with bright holly all your temples strow, With laurel green. and sacred misletoe : Now, heav'n...

...exornantur ;* " Churches are decked." Mr. Gay, in his Trivia, describes this custom: When rosemary znd bays, the poet's crown, Are bawl'd In frequent cries...the town ; Then judge the festival of Christmas near ; Christmia, the joyous perio-l of the year. Now with bright holly all the temples stram, With laurel...

...are decked." Mr. Cay, in his Trivia, describes this custom : < When rosemary and buys, the p<«t'» crown, Are bawl'd in frequent cries through all the town; Then judge the festival of C'tristmas nrar ; Christmas, ihe jotfons period of the year. Now with bright holly all the temples...

...angment his gain ; Next oranges the longing boys entice 435 To trust their copper fortunes to the dice. When rosemary, and bays, the poet's crown, Are bawl'd...Christmas near, Christmas ! the joyous period of the year. 4 40 Now with bright h/olly all your temples strow, With lanrel green, and sacred misletoe: Now, heav'n-born...

...in Autumn btain. Next oranges the longing boys entice, To trust their copper fortunes to the dice. When rosemary, and bays, the poet's crown, Are bawl'd,...Christmas near, Christmas, the joyous period of the year. 440 Now with bright holly all your temples strow, With laurel green, and sacred misletoe. Now, heaven-born...

...their copper fortunes to the. dice. When rosemary, and bays, the poet's crown, Are bawVd, infrequent cries, through all the town, Then judge the festival...Christmas near, Christmas, the joyous period of the year* 440 Now with bright'lioHy al| your temples strow, With laurel green, and sacred misletoe. Now, heaven-bom...

...Christmas-day, take no human passengers, but turkeys only*. When rosemary and bays, the poet's crown, Are bawled in frequent cries through all the town, Then judge...of the year ! Now with bright holly all the temples strew, * With laurel green, and sacred MISLETOE. GAY. 26.— SAINT STEPHEN. Stephen was the first deacon...

...Liverpool, being then 52 years of age." On the Use of Evergreens and Mistletoe at Ckrittmas. Christina«, the joyous period of the year ! Now with bright holly all the temple« strew, With laurel green and sacred mistletoe. THE custom of decking our churches and habitations...