Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... palace and reached the forest , where the princess amused herself with wandering among the trees , and listening to the song of the little birds , and thinking on the friend she loved so dearly , and whom she now had lost ; the queen's ...
... palace and reached the forest , where the princess amused herself with wandering among the trees , and listening to the song of the little birds , and thinking on the friend she loved so dearly , and whom she now had lost ; the queen's ...
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... palace down before them . Then said the old man , " Fair maiden , turn about . Do you see anything yonder ? " 66 Yes , " answered the princess , " I see many persons coming out of my father's palace , some of whom proceed along the road ...
... palace down before them . Then said the old man , " Fair maiden , turn about . Do you see anything yonder ? " 66 Yes , " answered the princess , " I see many persons coming out of my father's palace , some of whom proceed along the road ...
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... 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 was filled ...
... 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 was filled ...
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... palace . " This seemed to the king a singular condition ; but he thought on his young daughter , and on his promise , and assented to the prince's proposal . The leaves now no longer withdrew from his touch , and he easily gathered them ...
... palace . " This seemed to the king a singular condition ; but he thought on his young daughter , and on his promise , and assented to the prince's proposal . The leaves now no longer withdrew from his touch , and he easily gathered them ...
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... palace , that was so exceedingly magni- ficent that she had never beforc seen the like . She was now overjoyed at being so near the dearest of her heart , and , without long consideration , went in . On opening the gate she saw a tall ...
... palace , that was so exceedingly magni- ficent that she had never beforc seen the like . She was now overjoyed at being so near the dearest of her heart , and , without long consideration , went in . On opening the gate she saw a tall ...
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