...sound To many a youth, and many a maid, And young and old come forth to play On a sun-shine holy-day, Till the live-long day-light fail: Then to the spicy...nut-brown ale, With stories told of many a feat, How faery Mab the junkets eat; She was pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed; And, he, by friars lantern led, Tells...

...maid, And young and old come forth to play Danemg in the chequer'd shade ; On a sun-shine holy-day, Till the live-long day-light fail : Then to the spicy...nut-brown ale. With stories told of many a feat. How faery Mab the junkets eat ; She was pinch'd, and pnll'd, she sed ; And he, by friars lantern led, Tells...

...ring round. And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the chequer'd shade ; And young and old come forth to play On a sun-shine holyday, 'Till the live-long day-light fail: Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of...

...ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the chequer'd shade; And young and old come forth to play On a sun-shine holy-day, Till the live-long day-light fail: Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of...

...play On a sunshine holy-day, Till the live-long day-light fail; Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, 100 With stories told of many a feat, How fairy Mab the junkets eat, She was pinch't and pull'd, she said, And he, by friar's lanthorn led, Tells how the drudging...

...And the jocund rebecks sound And young and old come forth to piny üincing in the chequcr'd sUade ; On a sunshine holiday. Till the live-long day-light fail ; Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, W ith stories told of many a feat, She ires pinch'd and piill'd, she said, How fairy Mab the junkets...

...years." f Milton also, in his VAllegro, first printed in 1645, gives a conspicuous station and adds, " to the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of many a feat :" " Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd to sleep." * Reed's Shakspeare,...

...their younger years.”—.Milton also, In his Allegro, printed in 1645, gives a conspicuous station I' To the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of many a feat :“ And adds, “ Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd tosleep.'¿...

...name of Robin Goodfellow." To those traditionary opinions Milton has reference in L'Allegro :— " Then to the spicy nut-brown ale,— With stories told of many a feat, How fairy Mab the junkets eat; She was piuch'd and pull'd, she said, And he by friar's lantern led: Tell how the drudging goblet...

...ring round, And the jocund rebecs sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checquer'd shade; And young and old come forth to play. On a sun-shine holy-day, Till the live-long day-light fail: Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, With stories told of...