 | W M. Wade - 1817 - 662 trang
..." when he comes to the chorus, all the Scholars " that are in the refectory join together and sing The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you masters merry be, Quoiquot estis in convivio. CHORUS. Caput Apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head . as... | |
 | W. M. Wade - 1818 - 524 trang
...he comes to the chorus, all the Scholars " that are in the refectory join together and sing « it1:" The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you masters merry be, Quotquot estls in convivio. CHORUS. Caput Apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head, as I... | |
 | 474 trang
...together and sing it." The song, with its latin chorus, is not worth quoting entire — it begins, " The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you masters merry be. &c. &c." The circumstance of a boar's head being the first dish on Christmas day was an old English... | |
 | 1888 - 350 trang
...tusks, what a likeness there To the dreaded visage of C-NYD-RE ! THE BORE'S HEAD CAROL. CONYBORE'S head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you. MP's, be merry, Ye must be glad to see it— very ! The Bore's head is a dainty dish ; That is, when... | |
 | Victor Aimé Huber - 1843 - 554 trang
...and twenty marks. What was left at the common meals of the society was to be given to poor scholars. save their souls or benefit the Church, by either...and rosemary. And I pray you, masters, merry be Quot ijuot estis in convivio. Capvt apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head, as I understand... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1849 - 512 trang
...stave of a classical old song — which ran as follows — " The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedeek'd with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, masters, merry be, Quot, quot estis in convivio." Which was received with great applause. The commander-in-chief, who in his youth had served a campaign... | |
 | John Timbs - 1861 - 348 trang
...song, and, when he comes to the chorus, all the scholars in the refectory join together, and sing . The Boar's Head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary; And I pray you masters merry be, Quotquot estis in convivio. Chorus. Caput Apr! defero, Reddens laudes Domino. The Boar's Head, as I... | |
 | Robert Bateman Paul - 1872 - 290 trang
...blessing. no book to refer to, and can only remember two of the verses, which I think run thus : — " The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary: And I pray you, Masters, merry be. Quotquot estis in convivio. CHOBtTS. " Caput apri defero Beddens laudes Domino. " The boar's head,... | |
 | Frederick Arnold - 1873 - 418 trang
...the song, a singular mixture of Latin and English, but tolerably intelligible to all readers : — " The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino. " The boar's... | |
 | Edward Smith - 1873 - 546 trang
...Head.' This ceremony is still performed at Queen's College, Oxford, and the following ditty sung : — The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary ; And I pray you my masters be merry, Quot estis in convivio. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest dish... | |
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The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary; And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero Reddens laudes domino. 
