A Christmas TreasuryJack Newcombe Viking Press, 1982 - 474 pages Includes Christmas in Iowa by Paul Engel. |
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Page 171
... stand erect and stretch and shake himself . The Mole struck a match , and by its light the Rat saw that they were standing in an open space , neatly swept and sanded underfoot , and directly facing them was Mole's little front door ...
... stand erect and stretch and shake himself . The Mole struck a match , and by its light the Rat saw that they were standing in an open space , neatly swept and sanded underfoot , and directly facing them was Mole's little front door ...
Page 280
... stand it ; yes , I can . ' As for Peleg himself , he took it more like a philosopher ; but for all his philosophy , there was a tear twinkling in his eye , when the lantern came too near . And he , too , did not a little run from cabin ...
... stand it ; yes , I can . ' As for Peleg himself , he took it more like a philosopher ; but for all his philosophy , there was a tear twinkling in his eye , when the lantern came too near . And he , too , did not a little run from cabin ...
Page 415
... stand upon the shelves . And well I knew the talk they had , the talk that was of me , Of the shadow on the household and the son that went to sea ; And O the wicked fool I seemed , in every kind of way , To be here and hauling frozen ...
... stand upon the shelves . And well I knew the talk they had , the talk that was of me , Of the shadow on the household and the son that went to sea ; And O the wicked fool I seemed , in every kind of way , To be here and hauling frozen ...
Contents
Hans Christian Andersen THE FIR TREE | 8 |
Barrie THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS | 17 |
Willa Cather | 47 |
Copyright | |
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A. A. Milne ain't Andy asked began bells Bethlehem bird called candle Charlie Christmas Eve Christmas tree Christopher Morley cold Copyright cried dance dark Dick dinner door E. B. White E. E. Cummings Emanuel eyes face fat boy father feet Fir Tree fire gifts girl Grace H. L. Mencken hand head hear heard holiday horses James Thurber Kaplan knew lady light looked Marta Merry Christmas Mole morning mother Nadia never Nicholas night once Parkhill Phyllis McGinley Pickwick pretty Ring road round Santa Claus seemed Simpkin sing sleep smile snow sound star stood story tailor Tailor of Gloucester Teagle tell things Thomas Hardy thought three old told Tom Simmons took turned voice wait walked watch wind window young