 As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the housetop the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas, too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing...  Elementary English... - Page 50by Lillian Gertrude Kimball - 1911Full view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all '.'' As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof, The... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...— To the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all !" As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, "When they...So up to the housetop the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys— and St. Nicholas too. And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof, The prancing... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all !" As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof, The... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...of the porch, to the top of the wall, Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away, all ! " As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...top of the porch, to the top of the wall, Now dash away ! dash away! dash away, all!" As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and Saint Nicholas, too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall I Now dash awav ! dash away ! dash away all ! " As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky, So up to the house top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas too, And then,... | |
 | Howard Paul - American wit and humor - 1852 - 286 pages
...the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall! Now dash away, dash away, dash away, all!' , As the leaves, that before the wild hurricane fly, When they...So up to the housetop the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. NICHOLAS too. And then in a twinkling 1 heard on the roof The prancing... | |
 | Humorous recitations - 1853 - 404 pages
...of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all !" As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof, The... | |
 | Howard Paul - American wit and humor - 1853 - 336 pages
...the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall ! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away, all !' As the leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they...meet with an obstacle mount to the sky, So up to the house-tops the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and ST. NICHOLAS, too, And then iu... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...of the porch, to the top of the wall, Now, dash away ! dash away ! dash away, all ! " As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with...So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing... | |
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