2-889-252 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

A Song for Christmas - "Smile, Old Winter", 1850. A Christmas ballad; poetry by C. Mackay, L.L.D., music by Blewitt. 'Said Winter, and he strove to frown, "Why do you love me, young and old? The drifting snows my forehead crown, My heart is hard, my blood is cold." "Ah no!" said both, "we love you well, For fresh delights, delights remember'd long; Your voice is merry, merry as a bell, And all your accents sound like song".' From "Illustrated London News", 1850.