Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... looked at her with a mournful smile , instead of running to her full of boisterous mirth . It afflicted her to know that her children were not happy , as children should and can be , because they yet know no care , and the heaven of ...
... looked at her with a mournful smile , instead of running to her full of boisterous mirth . It afflicted her to know that her children were not happy , as children should and can be , because they yet know no care , and the heaven of ...
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... shuddered with delight , particularly when they felt the fanning of its wings . Before they were well aware of it , the bird had descended into the lap of the queen , and looked on the boy and girl with 2 THE BIRTH OF THE POPULAR TALE .
... shuddered with delight , particularly when they felt the fanning of its wings . Before they were well aware of it , the bird had descended into the lap of the queen , and looked on the boy and girl with 2 THE BIRTH OF THE POPULAR TALE .
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... looked after it with astonishment . But , oh , wonderful ! when mother and children again cast their eyes downwards how were they astonished anew ! On the queen's lap lay a golden egg that the bird had laid , which reflected hues of ...
... looked after it with astonishment . But , oh , wonderful ! when mother and children again cast their eyes downwards how were they astonished anew ! On the queen's lap lay a golden egg that the bird had laid , which reflected hues of ...
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... looked about her before returning to the palace , but on casting a glance behind her she saw that the sun had gone down , and that only a strip of day yet tarried on the mountain's summit ; while down before her the forest ap- peared so ...
... looked about her before returning to the palace , but on casting a glance behind her she saw that the sun had gone down , and that only a strip of day yet tarried on the mountain's summit ; while down before her the forest ap- peared so ...
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... looked up and beheld the princess , he could not at first believe his eyes , but stood immovable , thinking it was a spectre . The old man then cried , " Fair maiden , hasten now down and gladden the heart of your father . " The ...
... looked up and beheld the princess , he could not at first believe his eyes , but stood immovable , thinking it was a spectre . The old man then cried , " Fair maiden , hasten now down and gladden the heart of your father . " The ...
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