Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... 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 daughter ...
... 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 daughter ...
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... reached the spot where the king was standing , the princess fell on her father's breast and wept for joy ; the young prince also wept ; even the king himself 1 shed tears , and to every one present their 14 THE WERWOLF .
... reached the spot where the king was standing , the princess fell on her father's breast and wept for joy ; the young prince also wept ; even the king himself 1 shed tears , and to every one present their 14 THE WERWOLF .
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... reaching home the king ordered a sumptuous banquet to be 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 ...
... reaching home the king ordered a sumptuous banquet to be 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 ...
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... reached the town where the fair was held , there was assembled a vast multitude of people from all parts of the country ; many foreign merchants were also there , dis- playing their wares in the streets and market - places ; so that ...
... reached the town where the fair was held , there was assembled a vast multitude of people from all parts of the country ; many foreign merchants were also there , dis- playing their wares in the streets and market - places ; so that ...
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... reached the summit of the mountain , where she found a cave , the entrance to which stood open , so that the fire shone through the coal - black darkness . On entering she found , as on the former occasions , a multitude of Trolls and a ...
... reached the summit of the mountain , where she found a cave , the entrance to which stood open , so that the fire shone through the coal - black darkness . On entering she found , as on the former occasions , a multitude of Trolls and a ...
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