 The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze, Although he is little, his family's great, I pray you, good landlady, give us a treat.  The Book of Christmas: Descriptive of the Customs, Ceremonies, Traditions ... - Page 189by Thomas Kibble Hervey - 1852 - 220 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1830 - 428 pages
...chaunting several verses, the burden of which may be collected from the following lines of their song. "' The Wren, the Wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's...he is little, his family's great, I pray you, good lanillady, give us a treat. My box would speak if it had but a tongue, And two or three shillings would... | |
 | William Sandys - Carols - 1833 - 370 pages
...several verses, the burthen of which may be collected from the following lines of their song : — The Wren, the Wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's...do it no wrong, Sing holly, sing ivy — sing ivy, siug holly, A drop just to drink, it would drown melancholy. And if you draw it of the best, I hope... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...burden of which may be collected from the fol lowing lines of their song : — The Wren, the Wron, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day was caught...his family's great; I pray you, good landlady, give 119 a treat. A small piece of money is usually bestowed on them and the evening concludes in merry-r.iaking... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1891 - 580 pages
...race of birds : for such may be the point of the third line in ' The wren, the wren, the king of the birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze, Although he is little, his family 's great ' — ind of a belief that his sacrifice would be the most effectual feather-charm... | |
 | 1893 - 844 pages
...wren song proper — contains the following: lines with their eminently practical conclusion : — The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day was caught in the furze. Though her body Is small her family's great, So up with you, lady, and give us a trate [treat]. "Why... | |
 | Story - 1852 - 72 pages
...as appears by the following curious song, which the Wren-boys, sing when they approach a house : — The wren ! the wren ! The king of all birds'. St. Stephen's day, He was caught in the firs ; And although he is little His family is great ; So arise, landlady, And... | |
 | Gerald Griffin - 1857 - 522 pages
...little impatient at Remmy's delay, recommenced their noisy harmony — " The Wran — the Wran, the ling of all birds, St. Stephen's day was caught in the furze, Although he's little " The strange disturbance seemed to aggravate the wrath of the secluded tenant of the chamber... | |
 | Florence Wilford - 1860 - 456 pages
...A. Shall we set about some revels ?" Twelfth-night. " THE wren, the wren, the king of all birds, S. Stephen's day was caught in the furze, Although he is little his family's great, So I pray you, good landlady, give us a treat." Thus sang Brian O'Neill to himself as he sat at one... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1861 - 348 pages
...and the Drolleen held forth his stocking to receive contributions, as he sang a ditty, commencing — The Wren, the Wren, The King of all Birds, St. Stephen's Day, He was caught In the furze, Aud though he is little, His family's great, So arise, landlady, And give... | |
 | Charles Alexander Johns - Birds - 1862 - 676 pages
...captors, accompanied by a song of which, in Connemara, this is the burden:— " The Wran, the Wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught...furze ; Although he is little, his family's great; So come out, kind ladies, and give us a trate." The version of the song in Hall's " Ireland," as it... | |
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