. Home school of American literature: . rapid than eagles his coursers they he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: Now, Dasher ! now. Dancer ! now, Prancer ! and Vixen!On, Comet! on, Cupid ! on, Donder and Blitzen !To the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall!Now dash away ! dash away! dash away all! 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 a sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roofThe prancing and pawing of each li
. Home school of American literature: . rapid than eagles his coursers they he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: Now, Dasher ! now. Dancer ! now, Prancer ! and Vixen!On, Comet! on, Cupid ! on, Donder and Blitzen !To the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall!Now dash away ! dash away! dash away all! 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 a sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roofThe prancing and pawing of each little I drew in my head, and was turning around,Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a 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 he looked like a peddler just opening his eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! 504 MISCELLANEOUS wm ^- all, His droll little mouth was like a bow,And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,And the smoke it encircled his head like a had a broad face, and a little round bellyThat shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of was chubby and plump—a right jolly old elf—And I laughed, when T 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 filled all the stockings; then turned with a laying his finger aside of his nose,And giving a nod, up the chimney he sprang to the sleigh, to the team gave a away they all flew, like the down of a thistle, But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!
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