...compositions. Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light of a holy commemoration, and a chearful festival ; and accordingly distinguished it by devotion,...make themselves and every body about them happy. With \vhat punctual zeal did they wish one another a merry Christmas f and what an omission would it have...

...World " (No. 104) thus humorously laments the decay of the old hospitable customs at Christmas :— " Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...distinguished it by devotion, by vacation from business, by mer. riment, and hospitality. They seemed eagerly bent to make themselves, and every one about them...

...&c. are only altered modes of spelling the ancient waes-heal, or wishhealth bowls. CHRISTMAS GAMBOLS. Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...cheerful festival, and accordingly distinguished it by vacation from business, merriment, and hospitality. They seemed eagerly bent to make themselves and...

...No104, v-ery humourously laments the decay of these, and other old hospitable customs at Christmas :*— "Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double...festival, and accordingly distinguished it by devotion, bv vacation from business, by merriment, and hospitality.They seemed eagerly bent to make themselves,...

...show that as matters stand at present, it would not even be a sanction for such kind of compositions. Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...vacation from business, by merriment and hospitality. T hey seemed eagerly bent to make themselves and every body about them happy. With what punctual zeal...

...104), very humorously laments the decay of these, and other old hospitable customs at Christmas : — " Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...seemed eagerly bent to make themselves, and every one about them, happy, with what punctual zeal did they wish one another a merry Christmas ! and what...

...104), very humorously laments the decay of these, and other old hospitable customs at Christmas : — " Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...seemed eagerly bent to make themselves, and every one about them, happy, with what punctual zeal did they wish one another a merry Christmat / and what...

...the old mode of passing this season, in " The World" a periodical paper of literary pleasantries. " Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...business, by merriment, and hospitality. They seemed eageily bent to make themselevs, and every one about them happy with what punctual zeal did they wish...

...different, still the spirit by which this annual rejoicing is actuated, is nearly the same all over England. Our ancestors considered Christmas in the double light...cheerful festival ; and accordingly distinguished it by vacation from business, merriment, and ' hospitality. They seemed eagerly bent on making themselves...

...our modern Christmas-boxes. " Our ancestors" — we quote from a paper in The World, No. 104 — " considered Christmas in the double light of a holy...make themselves and every, body about them happy. The great hall resounded with the tumultuous joys of servants and tenants, and the gambols they played...