. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . WAS the night before Christmas, when allthrough the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even amouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be children were nestled all snug in their bedsWhile visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads;And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my settled our brains for a long winters nap,When out on the lawn there arose such a I spra
. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . WAS the night before Christmas, when allthrough the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even amouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be children were nestled all snug in their bedsWhile visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads;And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my settled our brains for a long winters nap,When out on the lawn there arose such a I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. ? Away to the window I flew like a ^ flash, . I Tore open the shutters and threw J up the sash. i The moon on the breast of the new- ; fallen snow f Gave the lustre of mid-day to ob- I jects below; | When what to my wondering eyes | should appear | But a miniature sleigh and eight * tiny a little old driver, so lively and quick,I knew in a moment it must be St. 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 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 littl
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