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[Ui•frroduatl bv p~rmrs~101r of the Proprrcturs of" Pundr. "1
Christmas Day.
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C JIRI!-1 I\(.\~,..., on lt-. ..... t.tir and h.tll
.\ n• d<'-Ckrd with ... png-... of mi ... tl<•tor,
.\nd l><'rrics high on e' ('r~ wall
Bluc;h blt>..,..,ing.; on tht' world brlo\\'.
One cannot doubt thr bec-.t of luck
)1 ust come where holh ~rries an
(But why the dieken ... han• you ~tuck
\ bunch in Ill} tobaeco jar ?)
H ow sweet, whc11 Chri ... tmrh morn ing bn·..tk ....
To feel tlw rdgr of winh•r's knife:
Thi~ sca'ionablc wrathrr makes
On<' undt•r .... tand tlw good in lif('.
(B\· jove! thC' thaw ha' bur~t tM main
And S<'llt tho watrr fnr ond wide !
It\ fairly ra-.y to r'plain
Wha l J}{>OpiC' mean br ChristmaHidr.)
The fiends of ... torm and rain and snow
llavl' le ft thC'ir work Rnd gone away;
F or, though the fiE'Jd.., ar<' white, we know
It's nlways fin!' on C'hnc;trnas Day.
(1 h(' r.1 in is pelting on the roof!
. 1 lent m\- gnmp th<' oth('r night,
.\nd whnt I call my \\ aterproof
I s not exactly water-tight.)
T he- r lrul-... irg••r ... -happ' 1)4)\ '•
'I ht' ... mg the•r men·\ song ... <•I pr.ti ... ,.,
.\ nd ral' to mind lhe -.e.l~n •._ j•l~ '•
\\'ith stmplt! unaffr<:ted t ,1~ ~ .
(l'm not a sa\age-mind('d man:
Thry may not come, but if th,.~ do,
I f,lnl' • th1t mY
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\\'ill tPrt<:h tho ... ,. bo~" a thlll~ or t\\ o.)
.\ne\ th1 n th<' \\'cti\c show
O f mi.., ~;i lc-s in a hand\ c;pot,
.\nd JX:oplf" who are in th<> know
Proclaim Ill(' quite a tidy <.hot.)
'1 is time to IO\ C one\ ft"llowmf'n,
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Fair Charit, her h<'art unlock,,
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(l'lwrt•', th.1t confounded lx>ll n~nm!
' flw po,lm,\n want..; hi ... Chri~tmn box .)
'I hP tunr of turk e~ "· .., 1voury mc,lt,
Plum pudJingc;, fin, and such-like cheer,
(I'd inlinirclv rather eat
A l:hop, with half-a-pint of beer.)
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