Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 187
As his reindeer impatiently chafed at the door And obliged him to hasten away,He said: I deplore that engagements galore Will permit me no longer to stay. … So with cordial adieu to the hostesses two,Mid a chorus of mingled farewells, He went on his way in his old-fashioned sleigh,With a jingle and jangle of bells. Then the guests all departed, reluctant, at last,And were heard with one voice to agree That no social affair of the year could compareWith…
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