 But though his eyes are waxing dim, And though his foes speak ill of him, He was a friend to me. Old year, you shall not die ; We did so laugh and cry with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die He was full of joke and jest,...  Christmas with the poets, a collection of songs, carols, and verses [ed. by ... - Page 195by Christmas - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Literature - 1833 - 488 pages
...with us, Such joy as you have seen with us. Old year, you shall not go. III. He frothed his bumpen to the brim ; A jollier year we shall not see, But...year, you shall not die. We did so laugh and cry with yon, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die. IV. He was full of joke and jest,... | |
 | 1833 - 484 pages
...have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with u», Old year, you shall not go. in. He frothed hia bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall not...friend to me. Old year, you shall not die. We did go laugh and cry with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die. IV. He was... | |
 | 1839 - 876 pages
...says quaint Tennyson ? " Old year, you shall not die ! We have 10 laughed and cried with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year ! if you must die !" Keeping Christmas is a very ancient custom : and our fathers in the "old counlrie," have been longer... | |
 | Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...long as you have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with us, Old Year, you shall not go. HI. He frothed his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we...a mind to die with you, Old Year, if you must die. IV. He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. To see him die, across the waste... | |
 | 1839 - 914 pages
...? We have sped the parting guest, and drank the peace-cup, in hearty libations, to his memory. " He frothed his bumpers to the brim, A jollier year we shall not see ! And though hia eyea are now so dim, And though his foes spoke ill of him, He was a friend to me !... | |
 | William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1840 - 616 pages
...So long aи you have been with us, Such joy ш you have seen with us, Old year, you shall not go. He frothed his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall not see. But tho' his eyes are waxing dim, And tho' his foes speak ill of him, He was a friend to me. Old year,... | |
 | 1840 - 326 pages
...So long an you have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with us, Old year, you shall not go. He frothed his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall not see. But tho' his eyes are waxing dim, And tho' his foes speak ill of him, Ha was a friend to me. Old year,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1842 - 252 pages
...as you have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with us, Old year, you shall not go. He froth'd his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall...shall not die ; We did so laugh and cry with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die. p 2 IT. He was full of joke and jest,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1843 - 260 pages
...as you have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with us, Old year, you shall not go. He froth'd his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall...shall not die ; We did so laugh and cry with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die. He was full of joke and jest, But all... | |
 | Thomas Kibble Hervey - Christmas - 1845 - 436 pages
...So long as you have been with us, Such joy as you have seen with us, Old year, you shall not go ! He frothed his bumpers to the brim ; A jollier year we shall not see. But tho' his eyes are waxing dim, And tho' his foes speak ill of him, He was a friend to me ! Old year,... | |
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