Brought tidings of salvation down.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer
The poor man's heart through half the year."
3 ([return])
Ritson and Bishop Percy speak of different ages: one describing the rise and the other the decline of minstrelsy.
4 ([return])
The song makes Arthur record his own death.