βHe was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;β
β A visit From St. Nicholas,
Clement Clarke Moore, ca. 1822
10vHISVOICEvNOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018