A tale of Christmas Eve : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1900?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, December 1900'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the Prince of Wales, the other on behalf of the Queen.
First lines read: 'Twas Christmastide in Germany, / And in the year of 1850, / And in the city of Berlin, which is most beautiful to the eye; / A poor boy was heard calling out to the passers-by.
English poetry