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The rapid nightfall of mid-December

The rapid nightfall of mid-December had quite beset the little village as they approached it on soft feet over a

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) “It is so delightfully cold,” said the Snow Man, “that it makes my whole body

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) A little Snow was here and there Disseminated in her Hair — Since she and I had

Robert Frost (1874-1963) The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heartA

Author unknown See the pretty snowflakesFalling from the sky;On the walk and housetopsSoft and thick they lie. On the window-ledgesOn

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) How strange to greet, this frosty morn, In graceful counterfeit of flower, These children of the

Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) White are the far-off plains, and white The fading forests grow; The wind dies out along the

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) Every branch big with it, Bent every twig with it; Every fork like a white web-foot; Every