Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... mother , a beautiful stately dame , with a mild benevolent countenance , ap- proached them , she was grieved to see them so sorrowful ; for they only looked at her with a mournful smile , instead of running to her full of boisterous ...
... mother , a beautiful stately dame , with a mild benevolent countenance , ap- proached them , she was grieved to see them so sorrowful ; for they only looked at her with a mournful smile , instead of running to her full of boisterous ...
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... 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 you then feel no pleasure ? " asked the queen ; and the tears stood ...
... 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 you then feel no pleasure ? " asked the queen ; and the tears stood ...
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... mother - of- pearl . On beholding it , the children exclaimed with one voice , " See the beautiful egg ! " But the mother smiled with pleasure ; for she had a presentiment that it must be the jewel that was wanting to her children's ...
... mother - of- pearl . On beholding it , the children exclaimed with one voice , " See the beautiful egg ! " But the mother smiled with pleasure ; for she had a presentiment that it must be the jewel that was wanting to her children's ...
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... mother saw her children no longer sad ; for the Tale continued with the children , and they were never weary of it as long as they were children , and it was only after they possessed the Tale that the garden and its flowers , the ...
... mother saw her children no longer sad ; for the Tale continued with the children , and they were never weary of it as long as they were children , and it was only after they possessed the Tale that the garden and its flowers , the ...
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... mother in wickedness . But a lot still more cruel awaited the young prince , the lover of the princess . While engaged in the chase he had lost his way , and got separated from his companions . Availing herself of the opportunity , the ...
... mother in wickedness . But a lot still more cruel awaited the young prince , the lover of the princess . While engaged in the chase he had lost his way , and got separated from his companions . Availing herself of the opportunity , the ...
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