The English Illustrated Magazine, 34 tomasMacmillan and Company, 1906 |
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200 psl. - 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.
565 psl. - Is she kind as she is fair ? for beauty lives with kindness : Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness ; And, being help'd, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling ; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling ; To her let us garlands bring.
565 psl. - s hear 'em. SONG. Who is Silvia ? what is she, That all our swains commend her ? Holy, fair, and wise is she, The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be. Is she kind as she is fair ? For beauty lives with kindness : Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness ; And, being help'd, inhabits there.
200 psl. - Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And 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/...
200 psl. - Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave a lustre of midday to objects below; When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
200 psl. - kerchief, and I in my cap Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
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402 psl. - I'm thinking, Pierre, how that damn'd starving quality Call'd honesty, got footing in the world. PIERRE. Why, pow'rful villainy first set it up, For its own ease and safety: honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.
80 psl. - I do not find much excess of good matter, though it be pretty for a bye discourse. I walked the length of the Elmes, and with great pleasure saw some gallant ladies and people come with their bottles, and basket, and chairs, and form, to sup under the trees, by the waterside, which was mighty pleasant; so home.
156 psl. - I tried every man in the district." " Will you wait three days ? " repeated the foreman. Johnson pulled loose his latigo. His first anger had cooled. " All right," he agreed, " and you can say for me that I'll pay five thousand dollars in gold and give all the men and horses he needs to the man who has the nerve to get back that bunch of cattle, and bring in the man who rustled them. I'll sure make this a test case.