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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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1828 Definition
WASSAIL, n.
WASSAIL, v.i. To hold a merry drinking meeting.
1913 Definition
An ancient expression of good wishes on a
festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of Walter Calenius, that this lady [Rowena], the daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine, exclaimed, Lord king wæs heil, that is, literally, Health be to you. N. Drake. An occasion on which such good wishes are
expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
"In merry
wassail he . . . peals his loud song." Sir W. Scott.
The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse, The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail. Prescott. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage
formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale
(or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; --
called also lamb's wool.
A jolly wassail bowl, A festive or drinking song or glee.
[Obs.]
Have you done your wassail! 'T is a handsome, drowsy ditty, I'll assure you. Beau. *** Fl. Of or pertaining to
wassail, or to a wassail] convivial; as, a wassail bowl.
"Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow." Shak.
Wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed upon the table. "Spiced wassail bowl." J. Fletcher. "When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in Christmas festivity." W. Irving. -- Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk. To hold a wassail; to
carouse.
Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in dancing, caroling, and wassailing. Sir P. Sidney. | ||||||||
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(or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form
of drinking a health. The form wes is imperative. See Was,
and Whole.]
Noah Says...
When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers just men who will rule in the fear of God. The preservation of a republican government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty.
History of the United States :: 1832
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