 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.  Elson Grammar School Readers - Page 89by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1911Full view - About this book
 | John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 pages
...his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot : The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head...shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work : . Spon filled all the stockings, then turned with... | |
 | 1837 - 1322 pages
...His cheeks were like rose*, his nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow....face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd... | |
 | 1838 - 448 pages
...nose like a cherry ; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on bis chin was white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight...face, and a little round belly, That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laughed... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 336 pages
...his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head...little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowl-ful of jelly. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work : Soon filled all the stockings,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 350 pages
...his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head...little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowl-ful of jelly. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work : Soon filled all the stockings,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...like roses, his nose like a cherry ; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow ; The stump of a...shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And 1 laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A... | |
 | 1837 - 660 pages
...His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry ; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow....face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 522 pages
...passages of the New- York Book. THE SAINT OF MANNAHATTA. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow....face and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly, He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laughed... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 520 pages
...passages of the New- Yorlc Book. THE SAINT OF MANNAHATTA. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump oi* a pipe he held tight in bis teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a... | |
 | 1839 - 204 pages
...His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow....wreath. He had a broad face, and a little round belly, Which shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump — a right jolly... | |
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