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" He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And filled all... "
The Poets of America: Illustrated by One of Her Painters... - Page 104
edited by - 1840 - 284 pages
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Annals of Philadelphia,: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes ...

John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 pages
...a word, but went straight to his work : . Spon filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk ; And laying his finger aside of his nose ' And giving...And away they all flew like the down of a thistle ; And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 3

1837 - 1322 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And lil I'd all the stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night !" The verses of James Nack, the deaf and dumb poet, are by no means the least pleasing ones in this collection...
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Historic Tales of Olden Time: Concerning the Early Settlement and Progress ...

John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 350 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work : Soon filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk ; And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...And away they all flew like the down of a thistle ; And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night"...
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Historic Tales of Olden Time: Concerning the Early Settlement and Progress ...

John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 336 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work : Soon filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk ; And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night."...
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Parley's Magazine, Volume 6

1838 - 448 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned reith a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, sp the chimney he rose.* He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew...
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The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution ...

John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all his stockings : then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, 29. THE cow AND THE ASS. — Anonymous. Hard by a green meadow a stream used to flow, So clear one...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 3; Volume 9

1837 - 660 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And fill'd all the stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night !" The verses of James Nack, the deaf and dumb pocl, are by no means the least pleasing ones in this collection...
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The New-York Book of Poetry

Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1837 - 278 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving..." Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night !" ON SEEING A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WHOSE HEALTH WAS IMPAIRED BT THE AGUE AND FEVFB. BY AL BLAUVELT.—...
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The Book of the Months: A Gift for the Young

1839 - 204 pages
...not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he goes. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down of...
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The Poets of America, Volume 1

John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
...spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving..."Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night !" THE FHOST. BY HF GOULD. THE Frost looked forth one still, clear night, And whispered, " Now I shall be...
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