E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Mistletoe Bough.
The tale referred to in this song, about Lord Lovel’s daughter, is related by Rogers in his Italy, where the lady is called “Ginevra.” A similar narrative is given by Collet in his Relics of Literature, and another is among the Causes Célèbres.
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Marwell Old Hall, once the residence of the Seymour, and afterwards of the Dacre family, has a similar tradition attached to it, and (according to the Post Office Directory) “the very chest became the property of the Rev. J. Haygarth, a rector of Upham.”
