This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...whisper " he is coming," We can hear his welcome feet, With bright eyes, And merry cries, They cease awhile from play; And light the Christmas tapers To cheer thee on thy way. VI. And memory wafteth back again The scenes of olden times, When the " Waits" at midnight woke..i, And we listened to the chimes, With the mellow rise and ringing Of the bells' sweet voices singing, A healing song of welcome, which the echoes loudly cheer; As they start up from the hills And dance o'er the frozen rills To hear the tidings onward, that Christmas draweth near. VII. With the old-fashioned flagon, And flaming snap dragon, The chestnuts we threw in the embers pure glow; The terror fraught story Of ghosts lank and gory, And the kisses we stole 'neath the mistletoe bough. VIII. The forfeit and fine, And hot elder wine, The molten lead poured thro' the mystical key; The forests and plains On the frost-erusted panes, And the carol, that rose from our warm hearts in glee. Yet we brood not In sadness, But journey on With gladness, And thankful souls when thinking of the good old Christinas time, Aloud we lift Our voices, As a young bride Who rejoices, And give thee welcome Christmas to our genial golden clime: Old Christmas, dear Christmas, Pine not at the change; Pet Christmas, hale Christmas, Do not deem it strange; We will twine a fragrant wreath Jovial friend for thee; Wattle blossoms smile as brightly As the Holly tree. DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR. "move slowly, Speak lowly," The winds are sighing, sighing "With noiseless tread Approach his bed, For the old year is dying, dying." II. For a friend was he, And gave to thee Mnch of treasure and joy, I ween; On the floor Of rich and poor The print of his welcome feet is...

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Excerpt from The Emigrant's Story, and Other Poems Father and mother and grandmother stood and watched from the door-yard, Two generations that stared saw two generations de. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.