A LEGEND OF ST. NICHOLAS

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The tales of good St. Nicholas

Are known in every clime;

Told in painting, and in statues,

And in the poet’s rhyme.

In England’s Isle, alone, to-day,

Four hundred churches stand

Which bear his name, and keep it well