An outline of humor / Being a true chronicle from prehistoric ages to the twentieth century - Unknown

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”

Washington Irving, though his work is besprinkled with humor cannot be quoted at length.

A bit of his gay verse is given.

There’s a certain young lady,

Who’s just in her heyday,

And full of all mischief, I ween;

So teasing! so pleasing!