Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... returned home , for having staid out so long . She looked about her before returning to the palace , but on casting a glance behind her she saw that the sun had gone down , and that only a strip of day yet tarried on the mountain's ...
... returned home , for having staid out so long . She looked about her before returning to the palace , but on casting a glance behind her she saw that the sun had gone down , and that only a strip of day yet tarried on the mountain's ...
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... returned to the palace , on their way towards which much was said both about the little old man and what the princess had undergone . reaching home the king ordered a sumptuous banquet to be prepared , to which he invited all the most ...
... returned to the palace , on their way towards which much was said both about the little old man and what the princess had undergone . reaching home the king ordered a sumptuous banquet to be prepared , to which he invited all the most ...
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... returned later than usual . On his en- trance the princess asked him where he had been so long . " I come , " answered the prince , " from your father's court , and have extraordinary news . Your eldest sister is just on the eve of ...
... returned later than usual . On his en- trance the princess asked him where he had been so long . " I come , " answered the prince , " from your father's court , and have extraordinary news . Your eldest sister is just on the eve of ...
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... returned home . After another period of time had elapsed the princess gave birth to a third infant , a daughter , and now it seemed to her that she was in the enjoyment of everything that could make her heart glad , and throughout the ...
... returned home . After another period of time had elapsed the princess gave birth to a third infant , a daughter , and now it seemed to her that she was in the enjoyment of everything that could make her heart glad , and throughout the ...
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... returned to the palace , and considered with herself what course she should adopt to prevent the young pair from conversing with each other . For this pur- pose she commanded her stepdaughter to place herself clandestinely in the ...
... returned to the palace , and considered with herself what course she should adopt to prevent the young pair from conversing with each other . For this pur- pose she commanded her stepdaughter to place herself clandestinely in the ...
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