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First Line: Down with the rosemary, and so
Last Line: So many goblins you shall see.
Variant Title(s): Ceremony For Candlemas Eve
Subject(s): Candlemas


Down with the Rosemary, and so
Down with the Baies, & misletoe:
Down with the Holly, Ivie, all,
Wherewith ye drest the Christmas Hall:
That so the superstitious find
No one least Branch there left behind:
For look how many leaves there be
Neglected there (maids trust to me)
So many Goblins you shall see.





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