He spoke 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 a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away... Language Reader - Page 205by Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Katherine Bowditch Owens, Jennie Freeborn Owens - 1906Full view - About this book
| John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1830 - 902 pages
...he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work : . Spon filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk...He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle And away they all flew like the down of a thistle ; And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,... | |
| John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...when he laughed, like a bowl-ful of jelly. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work : Soon filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk...sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,... | |
| Children's periodicals - 1838 - 448 pages
...of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing (o dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned reith a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, sp the chimney he rose.* He... | |
| 1837 - 1322 pages
...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 lil I'd all the stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...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 his stockings : then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod,... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman - American literature - 1837 - 278 pages
...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 stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang... | |
| American literature - 1837 - 660 pages
...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 fill'd all the stockings ; then turned with a jirk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving... | |
| Animals - 1839 - 204 pages
...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,...aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he goes. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down of... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...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,...sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle , But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...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 stockings ; then turned with a jert And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to... | |
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