The horned fellow cried 'Wassail' as the toast was given and all raised their tankards: despite the smoky haze in the Tavern I could see he was drinking that horrible concoction known as 'Lamb's Wool' - a West Country simpleton's speciality for warming and fortifying through the long Winter's evenings - baked and pulped apples stirred into warmed scrumpy - neither one thing not t'other to my mind - and thoroughly vile, but it brought a glint to his eye. He explained, when pressed, the origins of 'Wassail' - 'woes hail: be whole, be well - Old English that be.'
But before I could ask more of him the Little Devil had broken into song:
'Too Wit, Too Woo,
To who drink'st thou?
Sir Knave to thee!
I'll sing you a song and make you a vow:
That he is the knave that drinkest now!
Nose, nose, nose, nose-
And who gave thee thy jolly red nose?
Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg and Cloves:
And that gave thee thy jolly red nose!'
These castings are designed, sculpted and manufactured in England, using resin-bonded marble, bronze and Cotswold stone. Modern moulding techniques faithfully reproduce the intricate and painstaking work of the sculptor whilst giving the appearance of real carved stone or sculpted terracotta. The resin sculptures are weatherproof, the plaques having a hole drilled in the back for easy hanging