A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick






22. THE CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY

     Kindle the Christmas brand, and then
     Till sunset let it burn;
     Which quench'd, then lay it up again,
     Till Christmas next return.

     Part must be kept, wherewith to teend
     The Christmas log next year;
     And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend
     Can do no mischief there.

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