more rapid than eagles, he whistled and called some by name. now dasher, now dancer, now prancer and vixen, on comet, on cupid, on donder and blitzen. to the top of the courts, to the top of the wall, thousand dash away, dash away, dash away all. as dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle and mount to the sky. so up to the house top they flew with a sleigh full of toys and st. nick has too. and i heard the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. and down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. he was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
some by name. now dasher. now dancer. now prancer, and vixen. on comet, on cupid, on donner and blitzen. to the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, now dasher way all. as leaves that before the wild hurricanes fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. so up to the house hop, 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 and pawing of each little hoof as i drew in my head and was turning around down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. he was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. a bundle of toys he had flung