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 the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and... Child life, poems, ed. by J.G. Whittier - Page 137by Child life - 1874Full view - About this book
| 1837 - 1322 pages
...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: Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature... | |
| 1838 - 448 pages
...brains for a long winter's nap — When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, T sprang from the bed to see what was the matter : Away to the window I flew like a flush, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow,... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...brains 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...The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of midday to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should 'appear, But a miniature... | |
| 1837 - 660 pages
...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: Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1837 - 278 pages
...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 : Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature... | |
| 1839 - 204 pages
...brains for a long winter nap, When, out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter, I sprung from the bed, to see what was the matter. Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, — When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
..."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 : Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 300 pages
...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 : Away to the window...The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 302 pages
...Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to...should appear But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny raindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 pages
...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 : Away to the window I flaw like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen... | |
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