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" The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day was cot in the furze, Although he is little his family's grate, Put yer hand in yer pocket and give us a trate. "
The Natural History of Ireland: Birds, comprising the orders Raptores ... - Página 350
por William Thompson - 1849
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A week at Killarney, by mr. & mrs. S.C. Hall

Samuel Carter Hall - 1843 - 266 páginas
...us : — The following specimen will satisfy our readers as to the merit of the composition : — " The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's...furze, Although he is little his family's grate, Put yer hand in yer pocket and give us a trate. Sing holly, sing ivy — sing ivy, sing holly, A drop just...
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Our Native Songsters

Anne Pratt - 1852 - 502 páginas
...and foolish song commencing thus, — " The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's-day was cot in the furze, Although he is little, his family's...grate, Put your hand in your pocket, and give us a thrate, Sing holly, sing ivy, sing ivy, sing holly," &c. &c. A little inoffensive bird like the wren...
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Uncle Tom's pictorial keepsake

Tom (uncle, pseud) - 1852 - 368 páginas
...the " Wren-boy's song," as it is called, a composition not at all remarkable for poetic merit : — " The Wran, the Wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day was cot in the furze, Although he is little, and his family's grate, Put your hand in your pocket, and give us a thrate. Sing holly, sing ivy, —...
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The Home friend, a weekly miscellany of amusement and instruction, Volumen2

Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 648 páginas
...and foolish song commencing thus, — " The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's-day was cot in the furze, Although he is little, his family's grate, 1'ut your hand in your pocket, aud give us a thrate, iSing holly, sing ivy, sing ivy, sing holly,"...
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British Birds in Their Haunts

Charles Alexander Johns - 1862 - 676 páginas
...house to house by the captors, accompanied by a song of which, in Connemara, this is the burden:— " The Wran, the Wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze ; Although he is little, his family's great; So come out, kind ladies, and give...
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Rathlynn

John Hervey Ashworth - 1864 - 358 páginas
...jintleman bates them all entirely ; what did we get at Mount Pathric, boys ? " * The ditty runs thus, — " The wran ! the wran ! the king of all birds St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze, Altho' he's little his family's great, Get up fair ladies and give us a trate...
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Word Gossip: A Series of Familiar Essays on Words and Their Pecularities

William Lewery Blackley - 1869 - 300 páginas
...and to the following effect, though my memory does not serve me as to the ' ipsissima verba : ' — ' The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day was caught in the furze, Come give us a bumper, or give us a cake, Or give us a copper for Charity's sake.'...
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Tales of the Munster Festivals

Gerald Griffin - 1876 - 360 páginas
...bush, gave out the opening stave of the festive chant, in which the whole rout presently joined : — " The Wran ! the Wran ! the king of all birds, St. Stephen's day teas caught in the furie ; Although he's little, his family's great, (Set up, fair ladies 1 and give...
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Our Home Birds

Ella Rodman Church - 1877 - 346 páginas
...from house to house by the captors, who sing at the same time a song of which this is the burden : 'The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze : Although he is little, his family is great ; So come out, kind ladies, and give...
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The River-side Naturalist: Notes on the Various Forms of Life Met with ...

Edward Hamilton (M. D., F. L. S.) - 1890 - 432 páginas
...about soliciting alms and singing a song, part of which is here quoted from Mr. SC Hall's book :— " The wran, the wran, the king of all birds, St Stephen's...grate, Put your hand in your pocket and give us a trate. Sing holly, sing ivy, sing ivy, sing holly, A drop just to drink, it would drown melancholy."...
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