Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... poor stranger , who is come hither to seek service . " " Thou thinkest , then , " replied the Troll , " that I have a service for each and all that come hither . No ; so instantly go thy way . " Saying this the beldam assumed such an ...
... poor stranger , who is come hither to seek service . " " Thou thinkest , then , " replied the Troll , " that I have a service for each and all that come hither . No ; so instantly go thy way . " Saying this the beldam assumed such an ...
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... poor damsel never com- plained , and was always patient and submissive . It happened one day that the queen sent her stepdaughter up into the loft to watch corn . While she was sitting and watching , the little fowls of heaven came and ...
... poor damsel never com- plained , and was always patient and submissive . It happened one day that the queen sent her stepdaughter up into the loft to watch corn . While she was sitting and watching , the little fowls of heaven came and ...
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... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fisher ; I will come twice again , and then never more . " At the same moment the bird disappeared ; but the fisherman returned home , and ...
... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fisher ; I will come twice again , and then never more . " At the same moment the bird disappeared ; but the fisherman returned home , and ...
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... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fisher ; I will come hither once again , and afterwards never more . " With these words the bird was about to go its way ; but the ...
... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fisher ; I will come hither once again , and afterwards never more . " With these words the bird was about to go its way ; but the ...
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... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fishers . Now I come hither never more . " The goose was then about to go , but the fishermen cast their snares and held her fast . The ...
... Poor I ! Who now float on the blue waves , And never more can be what I have been . Good night , fishers . Now I come hither never more . " The goose was then about to go , but the fishermen cast their snares and held her fast . The ...
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