l those other bits that be There placed by Thee. The worts, the purslain, and the mess Of water-cress, Which of Thy kindness Thou hast sent ; And my content Makes those, and my beloved beet, To be more sweet. *Tis Thou that crown’st my glittering hearth With guiltless mirth ; And giv’st me wassail… … From the “ Good-Fellow’s Counsel, or the Bad Husband’s Recantation.” ^Roxburghe Ballaas),
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