 As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So, up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas, too. And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof The...  The New-York Book of Poetry - Seite 218herausgegeben von - 1837 - 253 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 Seiten
...toys and Saint Nicholas too—- As I roll'd on my bed and was turning around, Down the chimney Saint Nicholas came with a bound ! He was dressed all in...from his head to 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... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 336 Seiten
...toys and Saint Nicholas too ; As I roll'd on my bed and was turning around, Down the chimney Saint Nicholas came with a bound ! He was dressed all in...from his head to 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... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 Seiten
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all !" As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; A bundle of toys was flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler... | |
 | 1839 - 204 Seiten
...eagles, his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name. " Now Darker, now Dancer, now Prancer. now Vixen ! On, Comet ! on,...from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot• A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler,... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 302 Seiten
...roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. ' As I drew in my head, and.w,as turning around*, He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedlar... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 Seiten
...was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound, 104 A VISIT PROM ST. NICHOLAS. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedlar... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 Seiten
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all '.'' As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; A bundle of toys was flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 Seiten
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all !" As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; A bundle of toys was flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 Seiten
...then in a twinkling I heard on the roof, The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in rny head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St....from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he look'd like a pedlir... | |
 | 1846 - 436 Seiten
...prancing and pawing of each tiny hoof; As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the phimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all...from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys was flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler... | |
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