Famous quotes containing the words vachel lindsay, nicholas and/or lindsay:
““Be careful what you do,
Or Mumbo-Jumbo, god of the Congo,
And all of the other
Gods of the Congo,
Mumbo-Jumbo will hoo-doo you,”
—Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)
“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads;”
—Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)
“The Moon’s the North Wind’s cooky,”
—Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)