 These were festal chansons for enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celebrity ; and not such religious songs as are current at this day with the common people, under the same title, and which were substituted by those enemies of innocent and useful...  A New Dictionary of the English Language - Page 111by Charles Richardson - 1839 - 886 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1781 - 620 pages
...A. 25. " In quarto. vening the merriments of the Chriftmas celebrity : and not fuch religious fongs as are current at this day with the common people under the fame title, and which were fubftituted by thofe enemies of innocent and ufeful mirth the puritans.... | |
 | 1819 - 504 pages
...liestal chansons tor enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celubrity ; and not such n-ligious songs as are current at this day, with the common people, under the same title, and which ware substituted by those enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the Purititns. The BOAR'S-YIKAD, soused,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...Carols, formerly sung at this season of the year, were festal chansons for enlivening the merriments.of the Christmas celebrity; and not such religious songs...enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the Puritans. The BOAR'S-HEAD, soused, was. antiently the first dish on Christmas-day, and was carried up to the... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...de Worde printed a set of Christmas Carols. These were festal chansons for enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celebrity ; and not such religious...enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the Puritans. The Boar's head soused was antiently the first dish on Christmas Day, and was carried up to the principal... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1824 - 488 pages
...de Worde. The yere of our Lorde, MD xxi.m" Tliese were festal chansons for enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celebrity : and not such religious songs as are current at this day wi'S the common people under the same title, and which were substituted by those enemies of innocent... | |
 | Horace Smith - Games - 1831 - 406 pages
...Worde printed a set of Christmas carols. " These were festal chansons, for enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celebrity ; and not such religious...enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the puritans. The boar's head, soused, was anciently the first dish on Christmas-day, and was carried up to the principal... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 372 pages
...Worde printed a set of Christmas carols. " These were festal chansons, for enlivening the merriments of the Christmas celebrity ; and not such religious...current at this day with the common people, under tho same title, and which were substituted by those enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the puritans.... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 372 pages
...printed a set of Christmas carols. " Thes were festal chansons, for enlivening the merriments of th Christmas celebrity ; and not such religious songs...current at this day with the common people, under th same title, and which were substituted by those enemies o innocent and useful mirth, the puritans.... | |
 | Horace Smith - Amusements - 1831 - 386 pages
...celebrity ; and not such religious songs as are current at this day with the common people, under tho same title, and which were substituted by those enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the puritans. The boar's head, soused, was anciently the first dish on Christmas-day, and was carried up to the principal... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 pages
...Christmas carols of the present day differ from the carols of earlier times ? Because the original carols were festal chansons for enlivening the merriment...enemies of innocent and useful mirth, the Puritans. Dr Johnson, in a note on Hamlet, tells us, that the pious chansons, a kind of Christmas carol, containing... | |
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