...the articles of furniture with water, at the same time singing the following quaint verses : — " Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For...Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven bright gold wires and bugles that do shine. Sing reign of fair maid, with gold upon her...

...they meet, with the aid of a sprig of evergreen. At the same time they sing the following verses : u Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For...Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven bright gold wires, and bugles that do shine ; Sing reign of fair maid, with gold upon her...

...wish them a "happy new year;" for which good service they levy contributions, singing as they go — " Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For to worship God with, this happy new year." On Twelfth Night he would encounter other crowds, bearing bowls of a liquor less pure, chanting an...

...they meet, with the aid of a sprig of evergreen. At the same time they sing the following verses : Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For to worship God with, this happy new year ; 1 Dennys, ' Folk-Lorc of China,' 31. Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven...

...made up anything like an accurate calendar, they had very naturally fixed upon the winter solstice ' Here we bring new water ' From the well so clear, For to worship God with lhis happy New Year. Sin^ levez dew%sirp levez dew, 1 he water and the wine ; The. seven bright gold...

...Fair Maid. \V ith gold upon herchm ! Open you the east door And let the NewYearin." ' Here we faring new water ' from the well so clear. For to worship God with This h.ippy New Year. Sing levez dew, sing levez dew, The water and the wine ; The seven bright gold wires,...

...keep our spring festival, our New Year's Day, singing in our hearts as our folk used to sing long ago: "Here we bring new water from the well so clear For...Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven bright gold wires and bugles that do shine; Sing reign of fair maid with gold upon her toeOpen...

...but also the furniture of the rooms, accompanying the operation with the following singular rhyme: Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For...Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven bright gold wires, and bugles that do shine ; Sing reign of fair maid, with gold upon her...

...used to visit the houses on New Year's morning, sprinkling the furniture with water, and singing : " Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For...Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, With seven bright gold wires and bugles that do shine. Sing reign of fair maid, with gold upon her...

...used to visit the houses on New Year's morning, sprinkling the furniture with water, and singing . " Here we bring new water from the well so clear. For to worship God with, this happy New Ye-ir ; Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine, XVith seven bright gold wires and bugles...