| Children's periodicals - 1838 - 448 pages
...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 ; a right jolly old elf; And...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... | |
| 1837 - 1322 pages
...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 ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And 1 laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink...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
...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 ; a right jolly old elf ;...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... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 522 pages
...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 ; a right jolly old elf; 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... | |
| American literature - 1837 - 660 pages
...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 ; a right jolly old elf; And I laugh'd when 1 saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me... | |
| Animals - 1839 - 204 pages
...had a broad face, and a little round belly, Which shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump — a right jolly old elf;...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 goes. He sprang to his... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...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...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... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 300 pages
...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...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... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...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 1 saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had... | |
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