Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 10
... night where she was . Sitting then down on the rock , she placed her hand under her cheek and wept , and thought on her wicked stepmother and step- sisters , and all the bitter words she must hear when she returned home , and on the ...
... night where she was . Sitting then down on the rock , she placed her hand under her cheek and wept , and thought on her wicked stepmother and step- sisters , and all the bitter words she must hear when she returned home , and on the ...
Page 20
... night and day . But After some time passed in this manner the princess gave birth to a second son . She now thought herself yet hap- pier than before , and did little besides playing with her young children , listening to the three ...
... night and day . But After some time passed in this manner the princess gave birth to a second son . She now thought herself yet hap- pier than before , and did little besides playing with her young children , listening to the three ...
Page 26
... night in the mountain ; but on the following day one of Mother Berta's little Trolls was to show her the way . 166 66 When the morning came , and the sun had risen in the east , the princess was not slow in making ready for her journey ...
... night in the mountain ; but on the following day one of Mother Berta's little Trolls was to show her the way . 166 66 When the morning came , and the sun had risen in the east , the princess was not slow in making ready for her journey ...
Page 28
... night , and we will talk together in the morning . " This to the princess seemed a good answer ; she thanked the old woman with many friendly words , and remained that night in the mountain . 66 When day began to break forth in the east ...
... night , and we will talk together in the morning . " This to the princess seemed a good answer ; she thanked the old woman with many friendly words , and remained that night in the mountain . 66 When day began to break forth in the east ...
Page 30
... night in the chamber of your beloved . " This appeared to the queen a somewhat extraordinary condition , and she deliberated over the proposed bargain for a long time ; but being seized with an unconquerable desire to obtain the ...
... night in the chamber of your beloved . " This appeared to the queen a somewhat extraordinary condition , and she deliberated over the proposed bargain for a long time ; but being seized with an unconquerable desire to obtain the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
answered the princess apple art thou asked beautiful began beloved bird bride brothers canst cast castle church consort crone crone's daughter damsel dear mother delighted door Eisten father fell filthy animals forest gave giant giantess girl give glass mountain gold golden Goldmaria gray horse greeted heard heart herd-boy horse inquired instantly journey king king's daughter king's palace length Lilla Rosa Lillekort look Mermaid mountain never night old woman Östergötland passed Pinkel poor porridge Prince Hatt prince's promised queen queen's daughter returned home Richard Dybeck ride rings of red rode royal palace saying sister sitting sleep sorrow stepdaughter stepsister stood Svanhvita Svend sword thee things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought took Troll Troll-wife wandering wept WERWOLF Westmanland wicked stepmother wife wild wish yarn young prince youngest princess youth
Popular passages
Page 501 - Sonnets, Triumphs, and other Poems. Translated into English Verse by various Hands. With a Life of the Poet by Thomas Campbell. With Portrait and 15 Steel Engravings. 5*.
Page 504 - Maps according to the latest authorities. With a complete Index (accentuated), giving the latitude and longitude of every place named In the Maps. Imp. 8vo. 7s. 6d. Strabo's Geography. Translated, with Copious Notes, by W. FALCONER, MA, and HC HAMILTON, Esq. With Index, giving the Ancient and Modern Names. In 3 vols. Suetonius' Lives of the Twelve Ciesars, and other Works.
Page 501 - TODD'S Verbal Index to all the Poems, and Explanatory Notes, With 120 Engravings by Thompson and others, from Drawings by W. Harvey. 2 vols. Vol. 1. Paradise Lost, complete, with Memoir, Notes, and Index.