Ceremonies for Christmas a Christmas poem by Robert Herrick

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Robert Herrick
Nationality - English
Lifespan - 1591-1674
Education - Saint John's College, Cambridge
Career - vicar of Dean Prior in Devonshire

A Christmas Carol poem

 

 


Ceremonies for Christmas a Christmas poem by Robert Herrick

Make it Snow !

Come, bring with a noise,
My merry, merry boys,
The Christmas Log to the firing;
While my good Dame, she
Bids ye all be free;
And drink to your heart's desiring.

With the last year's brand
Light the new block, and
For good success in his spending,
On your Psaltries play,
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is a-tinding.

Drink now the strong beer,
Cut the white loaf here,
The while the meat is a-shredding;
For the rare mince-pie
And the plums stand by
To fill the paste that's a-kneading.  

Ceremonies for Christmas a Christmas poem by Robert Herrick
 

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Ceremonies for Christmas a Christmas poem by Robert Herrick