...comic gravity, an old carol, the first verse of which was as follows : Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands...apprized of the peculiar hobby of mine host ; yet, Л confess, the parade with which so odd a dish was introduced somewhat perplexed me, until 1 gathered...

...comic gravity, an old carol, the first verse of which was as follows : Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary. I pray you all synge merrily Qui estis iu convivio. Though prepared to witness many of these little eccentricities, from...

...phrases than the serving-men and farm labourers could rightly interpret : — " The bore's head in hande bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary ; I pray you all synge merrily, Qui estis in convivio. The bore's head, I understande, Is the chiefe in the lande. Looke wherever...

...CAROL BRINGING IN THE BORE'S HEAD. " Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The bore's heed in hande bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary, I pray you all synge merelye Qui estis in convivio. The bore's heed I understande Is the thefte service in this lande, Take...

...is slowly borne to the dinner-table the following carol is sung : Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary ; I pray you will sing merrily Qui estis convivio. The boar's head, I understand, Is the chief service in this land...

...singing, with what breath was left him, the verses of the old carol — Cnput apri defero Keddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands...I pray you all synge merily Qui estis in convivio. After supper had been discussed there was more mumming of a pleasant sort. First ancient Charles arose...

...the dish of roast beef, decked with Rosemary and Bays, was ushered in with the carol beginning — " The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and Rosemary." The silvery foliage of this favourite plant mingled well with the Holly, Mistletoe, and Bays employed...

...gravity, an old carol, the first verse of which was as follows : " Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary. I pray you all synge merrily Qui estis in convivio." Though prepared to witness many of these little eccentricities, from...

...the head of the table. The moment this pageant made its appearance, the harper struck up a flourish ; at the conclusion of which the young Oxonian, on receiving...garlands gay and rosemary. • I pray you all synge merrily Qui estis in convivio." Though prepared to witness many of these little eccentricities, from...

...the accustomed chaunt, as they set it before the lord of the feast : Caput Apri defero Reddens laudes domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary ; I pray you all sing merrily, Q,ui estis in convivio, etc. Then, as Burton in his Anatomic of Melancholic tells us,...