The Bell Man
Words: Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Source: Henry Vizetelly, Christmas With The Poets (London: David Bogue, 1851).
From noise of scare-fires1 rest ye free,
From murders Benedicite!
From all mischances that may fright
Your pleasing slumbers in the night:
Mercy secure ye all, and keep
The goblin from ye, while ye sleep.
Past one o'clock, and almost two,
My masters all, "Good day to you."
Note:
1. Alarms of fire. Return
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