 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 New-York Book of Poetry - Page 219edited by - 1837 - 253 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 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...But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night ! " 124. — The Razor-Seller. A fellow in a market-town,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 504 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...But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night ! " 124. — The Razor Seller. A fellow in a market... | |
 | Barry Gray - 1883 - 244 pages
...stockings that hung beneath the mantel, he, in the legendary and accepted way, " turned with a jerk, and laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose." Of course we heard, in a twinkling thereafter, the pawing of his reindeer steeds on the roof, and caught,... | |
 | 1884 - 780 pages
...spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And tilled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...ere he drove out of sight, " Happy Christmas to all, aud to all a good night !" THE NIGHT AFfER CHRISTMAS. Twas the night after Christmas, when all through... | |
 | 1888 - 344 pages
...finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to the team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the...But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night." THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. 'TWAS the night after... | |
 | 1885 - 180 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...But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night." -'" BOB CRATCHIT'S DINNER. Dickens' "Christmas... | |
 | 1886 - 552 pages
...spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; theu turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to the sleigh, to the team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle, But I heard... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1887 - 688 pages
...all the stockings, then turned with a jerk ; VOL. I.— 2 L 24* And laying his finger aside of bis nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He...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!... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 pages
...word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And Saying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to the sleigh, to the team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle, But I heard... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 564 pages
...spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled nil the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving...drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to att a good-night,'' fannfng Boi'.N in Batsto, Burlington Co., NJ, 1779. DIED at Germantown, Penn.,... | |
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