Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... bride , and did not again make his appearance until late in the evening . Thus did a considerable time pass . The king's daughter sat in the beautiful apartment , and everything she wished for she had ; if she was melancholy , she had ...
... bride , and did not again make his appearance until late in the evening . Thus did a considerable time pass . The king's daughter sat in the beautiful apartment , and everything she wished for she had ; if she was melancholy , she had ...
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... bride again . On entering the sleeping - chamber and finding the ugly stepsister in the bed , he was sorely afflicted , and inquired why his consort was so altered in appearance . The treacherous stepmother , who was instantly ready ...
... bride again . On entering the sleeping - chamber and finding the ugly stepsister in the bed , he was sorely afflicted , and inquired why his consort was so altered in appearance . The treacherous stepmother , who was instantly ready ...
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... midst of the deep . 66 " " Some time after , her brother called to her again : Svanhvita , it is time that thou arrayest thyself as a bride ; for we shall soon arrive . " But the maiden 52 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
... midst of the deep . 66 " " Some time after , her brother called to her again : Svanhvita , it is time that thou arrayest thyself as a bride ; for we shall soon arrive . " But the maiden 52 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
Page 53
... bride . But the false crone devised another deception , saying , they should attire her own daughter as a bride , for then no one would know that Svanhvita had perished . To this proposal the young man refused to accede , but the ...
... bride . But the false crone devised another deception , saying , they should attire her own daughter as a bride , for then no one would know that Svanhvita had perished . To this proposal the young man refused to accede , but the ...
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... bride . But the true bride rose three several nights from the water , and sighed : " Alas ! alas ! it is so cold in the ocean's depth ! " The third night the king's son was present , and conversed with her . About the time of cock ...
... bride . But the true bride rose three several nights from the water , and sighed : " Alas ! alas ! it is so cold in the ocean's depth ! " The third night the king's son was present , and conversed with her . About the time of cock ...
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