Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... proceeded further into the forest , and in the selfsame moment her eye fell on a spot where there stood a beautiful white lily in full bloom before her . On seeing it she was so glad , so glad , and instantly ran to gather it , but it ...
... proceeded further into the forest , and in the selfsame moment her eye fell on a spot where there stood a beautiful white lily in full bloom before her . On seeing it she was so glad , so glad , and instantly ran to gather it , but it ...
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... proceeded on his way towards his own country . While riding along absorbed in thought , he suddenly heard sounds , as of harps and other stringed instruments , so exquisitely sweet , that it seemed to him he had never heard the like in ...
... proceeded on his way towards his own country . While riding along absorbed in thought , he suddenly heard sounds , as of harps and other stringed instruments , so exquisitely sweet , that it seemed to him he had never heard the like in ...
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... proceeded . He did not long deliberate , but rode into a spacious green meadow , from which the tones were heard , and the further he went the clearer and sweeter did they strike upon his ear . Having ridden some distance , he came at ...
... proceeded . He did not long deliberate , but rode into a spacious green meadow , from which the tones were heard , and the further he went the clearer and sweeter did they strike upon his ear . Having ridden some distance , he came at ...
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... proceeded straight to the bed , bade her wel- come with many affectionate words , and said that he was the master of the place , and that he was Prince Hatt . The prince added , that , through the spells of a 18 PRINCE HATT UNDER THE ...
... proceeded straight to the bed , bade her wel- come with many affectionate words , and said that he was the master of the place , and that he was Prince Hatt . The prince added , that , through the spells of a 18 PRINCE HATT UNDER THE ...
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... proceeded further , and the prince again inquired , My best beloved , dost thou see any- thing ? " The princess answered as before , " No , I see no- thing whatsoever , save the green forest . " The prince asked a third time , " My best ...
... proceeded further , and the prince again inquired , My best beloved , dost thou see any- thing ? " The princess answered as before , " No , I see no- thing whatsoever , save the green forest . " The prince asked a third time , " My best ...
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