 TWAS the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds,...  Story Hour Readings - Page 137by Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921Full view - About this book
 | 1838 - 448 pages
...house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; The...in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads j And rnamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for... | |
 | 1837 - 1322 pages
...house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; The...in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads; And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In the hope that St. Nicholas* soon would be there. The children...for a long winter's nap ; When out on the lawn there rose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like... | |
 | 1837 - 660 pages
...house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; The...in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads ; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had jusi settled our brains for... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1837 - 278 pages
...the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads ; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for... | |
 | 1839 - 204 pages
...house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The...in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 pages
...house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; The...in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced through their heads ; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 302 pages
...Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse : The stockings were hung by flie chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; The...in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced through their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
...chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ; A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. 103 The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced through their heads ; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our "brains for... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pages
...creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In the hope that St. Nicholas* soon would be there. The children...for a long winter's nap ; When out on the lawn there rose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like... | |
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