 He had a broad face, and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly ; 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...  Poetic reader, for the use of schools - Page 184by Poetic reader - 1881Full view - About this book
 | John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1830 - 902 pages
...clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot : The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He...shook when 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... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He...little round belly, That shook 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,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 350 pages
...clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot ; The stump of a pipe he held fast in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He...little round belly, That shook 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,... | |
 | 1837 - 1322 pages
...the beard on 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 wreath. He...face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1838 - 448 pages
...And the beard on bis chin was white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He...face, and a little round belly, That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laughed... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...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 wreath, He...He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And 1 laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - Bibliography - 1837 - 522 pages
...encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump;...And I laughed when I saw him! in spite of myself. — p. 219. These lines have lately been illustrated by Weir's painting of St. Nicholas, where we have... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - American literature - 1837 - 278 pages
...the beard on 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 wreath. He...face and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf ; And I laughed... | |
 | American literature - 1837 - 660 pages
...the beard on 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 wreath. He...face, and a little round belly That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 520 pages
...the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump oi* a pipe he held tight in bis teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; That shook, when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly.... | |
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