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PlanetWordDC: But over time, experts began to suggest another poet, Major Henry Livingston, Jr., was the true author — and even found similarities between the poem and Livingston’s other writings using forensic linguistics. Want to learn more? Visit
PoetryFound: But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight —
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
—Major Henry Livingston, Jr.
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orpheus_laments: Epithalamium: A Marriage Poem by Major Henry Livingston, Jr.
orpheus_laments: To the Memory of Henry Welles Livingston by Major Henry Livingston, Jr.
NguynHongNamTi1: Major Henry Livingston, Jr. is claimed (by his descendants) to have written the story of jolly old St. Nick and they have tried to subtly direct the fame and claim to their own ancestor. The New York State Library even included this “quiet controversy” in an exhibit on the poem
SmartContent14: Epithalamium: A Marriage Poem
'Twas summer, when softly the breezes were blowing,
And Hudson majestic so sweetly was flowing,
The groves rang with music & accents of pleasure
And nature in rapture beat time to the measure,
When Helen and Jonas, s...
by Major Henry Livingston, Jr.
_danniandrew: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all...
HantsCS: Reindeer are often associated with X'mas: Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner & Blitzen. But Rudolph was only added in 1939, the other 8 names came from the poem ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ written in 1807 by Major Henry Livingston Jr.
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poetry_rr: Acrostic -- Eliza Hughes by Major Henry Livingston Jr.
