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The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of "post and pair."

From Marmion by Morley, Henry

The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of 'post and pair.'

From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.

The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of "post and pair."

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis

The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of "Post and Pair."

From Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse by Schauffler, Robert Haven

The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord underogating share The vulgar game of post-and-pair.

From In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)