Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... princess . But this I know , that were I so fortunate as to be the object of his choice , I should think only of what might please the princess ; and if she wished to wash her hands , one of my daughters should hold the basin , and the ...
... princess . But this I know , that were I so fortunate as to be the object of his choice , I should think only of what might please the princess ; and if she wished to wash her hands , one of my daughters should hold the basin , and the ...
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... princes and knights , from both east and west , coming to demand the young princess ; while not one vouchsafed to woo either of the queen's daughters . At this the stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal her ...
... princes and knights , from both east and west , coming to demand the young princess ; while not one vouchsafed to woo either of the queen's daughters . At this the stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal her ...
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... princess , however much it might be against her will . The maidens then strolled away from the palace and reached the forest , where the princess amused herself with wandering among the trees , and listening to the song of the little ...
... princess , however much it might be against her will . The maidens then strolled away from the palace and reached the forest , where the princess amused herself with wandering among the trees , and listening to the song of the little ...
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... princess told her that she was the king's daughter , and had come out to divert herself , with the hope , in some degree , of forgetting her heavy affliction . " What affliction have you , then ? " asked the old woman . ' Well may I ...
... princess told her that she was the king's daughter , and had come out to divert herself , with the hope , in some degree , of forgetting her heavy affliction . " What affliction have you , then ? " asked the old woman . ' Well may I ...
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... princess then stooped and plucked it , and placed it in her bosom , and was so overjoyed that she forgot both step- sister and everything in the world besides . For a long time the princess could not sufficiently feast her eyes with the ...
... princess then stooped and plucked it , and placed it in her bosom , and was so overjoyed that she forgot both step- sister and everything in the world besides . For a long time the princess could not sufficiently feast her eyes with the ...
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