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A Prayer At Bethlehem
ANNE P.L. FIELD O pulsing earth with heart a...

Merry Christmas
ANON In the rush of the merry morning, ...

Sly Santa Claus
MRS. C.S. STONE All the house was asleep, ...

The Two Princes
A STORY FOR CHILDREN. I. There was a King of Hu...

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
MARGARET DELAND Like small curled feathers, ...

When The Stars Of Morning Sang
ANNE P.L. FIELD When the stars of morning sa...

A Christmas Piece
Of garnered rhyme, from hidden stores of olden time tha...





The Ceremonies For Christmas Day






ROBERT HERRICK

Kindle the Christmas brand, and then
Till sunset let it burn;
Which quench'd, then lay it up again
Till Christmas next return.

Part must be kept wherewith to teend
The Christmas log next year,
And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend
Can do no mischief there.





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