Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... prepared , to which he invited all the most distinguished and exalted persons of his kingdom , and bestowed his daughter on the young prince ; and their nuptials were celebrated with games and rejoicings for many days . And I , too ...
... prepared , to which he invited all the most distinguished and exalted persons of his kingdom , and bestowed his daughter on the young prince ; and their nuptials were celebrated with games and rejoicings for many days . And I , too ...
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... prepared it for weaving , and wove cloth of gold and a beautiful canopy , and covered the room on every side , nor did she cease until the goose- house was converted into the noblest apartment in all the palace . When it was finished ...
... prepared it for weaving , and wove cloth of gold and a beautiful canopy , and covered the room on every side , nor did she cease until the goose- house was converted into the noblest apartment in all the palace . When it was finished ...
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... prepare for a new banquet that should be much more costly than the preceding one . She then went up to the palace , and invited the queen and her stepdaughter , and found a reception no less gracious than OR , THE THREE SINGING LEAVES . 31.
... prepare for a new banquet that should be much more costly than the preceding one . She then went up to the palace , and invited the queen and her stepdaughter , and found a reception no less gracious than OR , THE THREE SINGING LEAVES . 31.
Page 32
... prepared a third banquet , far more costly than either of the former ones , and while the guests were at table drew forth her silken purse , and showed that it was always full of money , however great the sums that might be taken out of ...
... prepared a third banquet , far more costly than either of the former ones , and while the guests were at table drew forth her silken purse , and showed that it was always full of money , however great the sums that might be taken out of ...
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... prepared with an answer : " So as she is she will continue , and not otherwise , until the king shall take the blood of a little duck , that swims about in the river . " The king asked : " How can I get the blood of the duck ? " The ...
... prepared with an answer : " So as she is she will continue , and not otherwise , until the king shall take the blood of a little duck , that swims about in the river . " The king asked : " How can I get the blood of the duck ? " The ...
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