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... The New-York Book of Poetry - Page 219edited by - 1837 - 253 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 510 pages
...his head like a wreath. He had a broad face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump...spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And rilled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...of jelly. He was chubby and plump — a right jolly old elf; And I laughed when I saw him, in spito of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,...And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, Ала laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang... | |
| 1878 - 254 pages
...He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. 7. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave...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 rose. He sprang... | |
| 1879 - 140 pages
...head like a wreath. • He had a broad face, and a little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump...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 rose. He sprang... | |
| Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 152 pages
...encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump...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 rose. He sprang... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1879 - 784 pages
...encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump,...spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And rilled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know 1 interposed too often makes ; All this, still legible in jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang... | |
| Poetic reader - 1881 - 250 pages
...his head like a wreath. He had a broad face, and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly ; He was chubby and plump...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 rose ; He sprang... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 pages
...a wreath. He had a broad face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful ms, and heaven is overflowed. What thou art, we know...Like a poet hidden In the light of thought, Singiug jerk, Aud laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang... | |
| Anna Callender Brackett - 1881 - 348 pages
...The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And...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 a nod,... | |
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