10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASSAILER»
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3 l 1 Mr. Dilly's b. h. Wassailer, by Reveller, 5 yrs, 8st. l3lb. ................. .. 1 2 2 Mr.
Etwall's br. g. Caleb, 4 yrs, 8:: .... ....... .................. .......... .. 2 3 3 I“ATCII.—iuf. Tobin's
ch. 3. Whirlwind, rec. ft. from Mr. Thewles's b. g. Silvertail, llst. each, two miles, ...
2
Hal O' the Ironsides: A Story of the Days of Cromwell
Meanwhile Jack the Wassailer pulled steadily, all the while evolving a great plan.
He must keep the maid with him or she would certainly wind herself a skein
which she would find it impossible to disentangle. He had it. He, old Jacques ...
Samuel Rutherford Crockett, 1915
3
The New Sporting Magazine
Mr. Biggs's b. c. Wassailer, by Reveller, 4 yrs. old, Sst. 61b. — J. Day 1 Mr. Hay
ward's br. h. Terror, 6 yrs. old, 9st 2 Mr. Hobart's ch. h. Cornelian, 5 yrs. old, Sst.
101b 3 Mr. Farquharson's b. g. Bacchanal, 3 yrs. old, 6st. 101b 4 Plate of 501. for
...
4
Social Life in Greece from Homer to Menander
There will not be present then any wassailer at all ? " " Not Wassailer, I think. Let
me see : Philinus is coming, Moschion, Niceratus ; this and that other fellow, I
counted them up by name j there was no Wassailer at all among them." " There.
Sir John Pentland Mahaffy, 1898
Walter, 5 yrs old Mr Johnson's b. h. Wassailer, 6 yrs old Mr Coleman's b. m.
Landrail, 6 yrs old Mr Tilbury's br. g. Punctual, aged MrTobin's br. f. Kittums, 4 yrs
old Mr Balchin's ch. f. Pamela, 4 yrs old Thursday. — The Nork Stakes of 5 sov.
each, ...
"There will not be present then any wassailer at all ? " " Not Wassailer, I think. Let
me see : Philinus is coming, Moschion, Niceratus ; this and that other fellow, I
counted them up by name ; there was no Wassailer at all among them." " There 3
°4 ...
7
Christmas: Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as ...
... with water of the castle moat, for thus they used, by snow and torch, to rear their
voices at the porch: Fred S. Cozzens. WASSAILER'S. SONG. ROBERT.
SOUTHWELL. Wassail! wassail! all over the town, Our toast it iswhite, and our ale
itis ...
8
American turf register and sporting magazine
2 2 Same place, he Was beaten by Cecilia; and at Plymouth by \Valter and Omen
, [or the Saltram stakes, forty-three subscribers, bearing Wassailer. Exeter, August
0, purse or £100, heats once round the old course and a distance. Coronet ...
9
Poems of Francis Thompson
... crocean saffron-coloured. 102 As in Works, a full stop has been added here to
make sense. 1 1 1 Phoebean wassailer the sun. A wassailer is a reveller and
Phoebus is another name for Apollo, the SISTER SONGS 93.
Francis Thompson, Bridget Boardman, 2002
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the poetical works of john milton
Wassailer, a toper, a drunkard. Mr. John9on gives this account of the origin of the
word : Hail or heil for health was in such continual use among the good fellows of
ancient times, that a drinker was called a was-heiler, or a wisher of health ; and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASSAILER»
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wassailer is used in the context of the following news items.
Wassailer a-peel to orchard
TRADITIONAL songs and practices aimed at encouraging apple trees to produce a good crop were carried out in Cheney Manor this week. The Twigs ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jan 15»
Wassailers bless apple trees in traditional ritual for Bristol cider …
SOMERSET'S apple trees were blessed by wassailers in a traditional ceremony at Thatchers orchards. The ancient tradition was marked once again at Myrtle ... «Bristol Post, Jan 15»
Wassailing in Devon: 'They put a virgin in a tree at one point'
Oh, fine, all right, so I admit it: the Stoke Gabriel wassailers did put a virgin in a tree at one point, but it all appeared quite harmless, and the virgin seemed totally ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Queen Maja crowned for wassail duty as village helps ensure a …
The wassailers chanted and passed the wassailing cup around. The crowd walked back to the Old School House, home of Mr Horler and his wife Frances, and ... «Somerset Guardian, Jan 15»
Apple Country Spirits wants you to wassail
There will be live music indoors and around the bonfire as wassailers will be encouraged to sing and make lots of noise to scare away the spirits that came to ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jan 15»
Wassail tradition kept alive in Bodmin
The ancient custom in Bodmin goes back 400 years , and now, wassailers take to the streets and inns, private houses and nursing homes to spread good cheer ... «Cornish Guardian, Jan 15»
'Boozy' send-off for five Drayton men after 50 years of wassailing
WASSAIL AWAY: Five Drayton wassailers have bowed out after 50 years of upholding a cherished tradition. From left, Eddie Hancock, Gerald Willey, Brian ... «Western Gazette, Jan 15»
Wassailing tradition returns to Bewdley
... this year is the best dressed Wassail hat competition - inspired by the creative and amusing hats donned by the Wassailers and local resident Peter Archer. «Kidderminster Shuttle, Dec 14»
Christmas carolers share the holiday spirit
It may look all "holly and jolly," but the life of a wandering wassailer is rarely easy. They often get the cold shoulder -- and not just from Jack Frost. To some ... «CBS News, Dec 14»
Wassailers perform in the run-up to Christmas
The group - which performed its first gig in 1999 - will present its unique selection of medieval carols, boisterous wassail songs and hearty West Gallery carols in ... «Craven Herald, Dec 14»
