Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... dear children , what is it you desire ? " 66 We don't know , dear mother , " answered the boy . " We are so melancholy , " said the girl . 66 ' But in the garden all is so beautiful , and you have everything to give you pleasure . Do ...
... dear children , what is it you desire ? " 66 We don't know , dear mother , " answered the boy . " We are so melancholy , " said the girl . 66 ' But in the garden all is so beautiful , and you have everything to give you pleasure . Do ...
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... dear to them beyond all other things , so that they thought of nothing with such delight as of the pleasure they should have in her when she grew up . But much falls out contrary to expectation ; for before the princess was out of her ...
... dear to them beyond all other things , so that they thought of nothing with such delight as of the pleasure they should have in her when she grew up . But much falls out contrary to expectation ; for before the princess was out of her ...
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... dear to her was the beautiful flower . At the same instant a hollow roaring was heard from the forest , like the cry of a wild beast , which came nearer and nearer , and passed into a hideous howl , so that the moun- tain re - echoed on ...
... dear to her was the beautiful flower . At the same instant a hollow roaring was heard from the forest , like the cry of a wild beast , which came nearer and nearer , and passed into a hideous howl , so that the moun- tain re - echoed on ...
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... dear to her in the world , and the grief of the prince's sister was not much less . After having long mingled their tears together , they began to consider how they might again find Prince Hatt , for the princess would not cease from ...
... dear to her in the world , and the grief of the prince's sister was not much less . After having long mingled their tears together , they began to consider how they might again find Prince Hatt , for the princess would not cease from ...
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... dear mother ! " At this all the small Trolls sprang up , and were not a little surprised at seeing a Christian woman ; but old Berta , for it was she , with a friendly look , answered , “ Good evening again : Who are you that come and ...
... dear mother ! " At this all the small Trolls sprang up , and were not a little surprised at seeing a Christian woman ; but old Berta , for it was she , with a friendly look , answered , “ Good evening again : Who are you that come and ...
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