Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... Gold Shoe " Der Of this wide - spread story we are acquainted with the following foreign varieties , besides various versions in a dramatic form : - 97 112 ? 1. THE NORWEGIANS . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , CONTENTS . ix.
... Gold Shoe " Der Of this wide - spread story we are acquainted with the following foreign varieties , besides various versions in a dramatic form : - 97 112 ? 1. THE NORWEGIANS . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , CONTENTS . ix.
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... Gold from Clay and Long Straw This tale occurs among the following people : • 1. THE GERMANS . - a . See Grimm , K. und H. M. i . No. 55 . " Rumpelstilzchen " ( Conf . ibid . iii . pp . 97-99 ) . b . A similar story is given as a ...
... Gold from Clay and Long Straw This tale occurs among the following people : • 1. THE GERMANS . - a . See Grimm , K. und H. M. i . No. 55 . " Rumpelstilzchen " ( Conf . ibid . iii . pp . 97-99 ) . b . A similar story is given as a ...
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... gold sand , which vied in brilliancy with the sparkling dew - drops on the flower - beds . In the garden were many cool grottoes , with plashing springs , fountains towering to the sky , beautiful marble statues , luxurious seats . In ...
... gold sand , which vied in brilliancy with the sparkling dew - drops on the flower - beds . In the garden were many cool grottoes , with plashing springs , fountains towering to the sky , beautiful marble statues , luxurious seats . In ...
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... gold and jewels . When the king , however , would not desist from urging her , she at length said , “ There is one thing that I would gladly have , if only I might venture to ask it of my father . " " What may that be ? " inquired the ...
... gold and jewels . When the king , however , would not desist from urging her , she at length said , “ There is one thing that I would gladly have , if only I might venture to ask it of my father . " " What may that be ? " inquired the ...
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... gold and silver , and in all manner of ways ; but not a living soul was there . The princess now found pleasure in view- ing all the beautiful things to be seen in it ; and while so engaged , almost forgot her sorrow . When she at ...
... gold and silver , and in all manner of ways ; but not a living soul was there . The princess now found pleasure in view- ing all the beautiful things to be seen in it ; and while so engaged , almost forgot her sorrow . When she at ...
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