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The curiosities of ale & beer: an entertaining history (1889)

Bickerdyke, John, 1858-1933 · London : Swan Sonnenschein · leaf 398

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THE CURIOSITIES OF 378 Chapter XIV; Then hail, thou big and foaming bowl. Hail, constant idol of my soul | How laughingly the bubbles ride Upon thy rich and sparkling tide. Brasemse College Shrovetide VerseU This, I tell you, is our jolly wasselt And for twelfth-night more meet too. Christmas… … Next crowne the bowle full With gentle Lambs wooll, Adde sugare nutmeg and ginger, With store of ale too And thus ye must doe. To make the Wassaile a swinger. A beverage of still greater antiquity, but certainly a family connec¬ tion, is Bragget or Bragot, which is, or was, until quite recently,…

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