Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... father's splendid garden . This garden was full of the choicest flowers ; its walks were laid with stones of various colours and gold sand , which vied in brilliancy with the sparkling dew - drops on the flower - beds . In the garden ...
... father's splendid garden . This garden was full of the choicest flowers ; its walks were laid with stones of various colours and gold sand , which vied in brilliancy with the sparkling dew - drops on the flower - beds . In the garden ...
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... father , who was absent , and on the beloved of her heart , whom she should never see again ; but abundantly as her tears flowed she noticed them not , so absorbing was her affliction . Night now drew on , all was shrouded in darkness ...
... father , who was absent , and on the beloved of her heart , whom she should never see again ; but abundantly as her tears flowed she noticed them not , so absorbing was her affliction . Night now drew on , all was shrouded in darkness ...
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... father ; but the old man held her back , saying , Wait : it is yet too soon . Let us first see how things will turn ... father's palace , some of whom proceed along the road , while others hasten towards the forest . " The old man said ...
... father ; but the old man held her back , saying , Wait : it is yet too soon . Let us first see how things will turn ... father's palace , some of whom proceed along the road , while others hasten towards the forest . " The old man said ...
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... father's palace ; and see ! now they are busy in hanging the whole palace with black . " The old man said , " That is your stepmother and her servants . They wish to make your father believe that you are dead . " At this the princess ...
... father's palace ; and see ! now they are busy in hanging the whole palace with black . " The old man said , " That is your stepmother and her servants . They wish to make your father believe that you are dead . " At this the princess ...
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... father in his great afflic- tion . " But the old man still detained her , saying , “ Attend to my counsel , and stay here a little while . We have not yet seen how everything will terminate . " Another interval passed , and the princess ...
... father in his great afflic- tion . " But the old man still detained her , saying , “ Attend to my counsel , and stay here a little while . We have not yet seen how everything will terminate . " Another interval passed , and the princess ...
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