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It is a curious and interesting fact that Christmas-tide seemed to have a peculiar influence on the prospects of our hero Jack Matterby, all through his life. All the chief events of his career, somehow, happened on or about Christmas Day. Jack was born, to begin with, on a Christmas morning.
Thus they fared forth on horseback, although it was nigh on Christmas-tide, and when they waved their hands to me as they passed me by in sheer high spirits and mirthfulness, meseemed that in all Nuremberg, nay in Franconia or in the whole German Empire a man might scarce find an old white-haired pair of lovers to match these for light-heartedness and goodly mien.
For I must now presently go to the court of King Arthur in obedience to his commands and to acknowledge myself unto my brother, Sir Lamorack." And Sir Percival reached Camelot upon the fourth day from that time and that was during the feasts of Christmas-tide. Now King Arthur sat at those feasts and there were six score of very noble company seated with him.
"What thy forefathers and mine have done on every Yule feast," answered Biorn. "We are going to make vows on the boar's head, and then pass the goblet round to their fulfilment." "We no longer keep what our ancestors called the Yule feast," said Folko; "we are good Christians, and we keep holy Christmas-tide." "To do the one, and not to leave the other undone," answered Biorn.
Thus they fared forth on horseback, although it was nigh on Christmas-tide, and when they waved their hands to me as they passed me by in sheer high spirits and mirthfulness, meseemed that in all Nuremberg, nay in Franconia or in the whole German Empire a man might scarce find an old white-haired pair of lovers to match these for light- heartedness and goodly mien.
Every store was called at, for buying must be done for herself and her plantation to last until Christmas-tide.
"And then he will, perhaps, get a little cast-off clothing, good sir," said the grandmother; "a shirt, or a waistcoat, just as it happens?" "Become a tailor, or shoemaker," said Otto, gravely, and laid his hand upon the boy's head. "He shall be a genius!" said Wilhelm. "Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright." OEHLENSCHLÄGER'S Helge
The Fir tree was rewarded for its meekness, for to no other tree is it given to shine upon so many happy faces. Used by permission of the authors and also the publishers Milton Bradley Company. A Tale for the Christmas-Tide By Frederick E. Dewhurst
There is often the same incongruity between fact, idea, and emotion as there might be in an opera house, if all the wardrobes were dumped in a heap and all the scores mixed up, so that Madame Butterfly in a Valkyr's dress waited lyrically for the return of Faust. "At Christmas-tide" says an editorial, "old memories soften the heart.
She could walk its length, feeling it sway to the heavy tug of current. Out at the very edge the water washed up against the piles with a thick, inarticulate lisp, as if what it had to say might only be understood from the under side. At Christmas-tide men and women with soiled lives breathe alcoholic sighs and dare to glance back into the dim corridors of their long agos.
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