Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... - cester . William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England . Translated by SHARPE . Yule - Tide Stories . A Collection of Scandinavian Tales and Traditions . Edited by B. THORPE , In Eng- lish Verse . By W. S. ROSE . 7.
... - cester . William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England . Translated by SHARPE . Yule - Tide Stories . A Collection of Scandinavian Tales and Traditions . Edited by B. THORPE , In Eng- lish Verse . By W. S. ROSE . 7.
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... ROSE . Twelve fine Engravings . In 2 vols . Bechstein's Cage and Chamber Birds . Including Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other editions are abridged . With the plates coloured . 7s . 6d . Bonomi's ...
... ROSE . Twelve fine Engravings . In 2 vols . Bechstein's Cage and Chamber Birds . Including Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other editions are abridged . With the plates coloured . 7s . 6d . Bonomi's ...
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... rose again ; the footless bird of paradise glis- tened , flew higher and higher , until it seemed only a many- coloured feather swimming in ether , then only a golden streak , and then vanished . During its ascent , the queen and her ...
... rose again ; the footless bird of paradise glis- tened , flew higher and higher , until it seemed only a many- coloured feather swimming in ether , then only a golden streak , and then vanished . During its ascent , the queen and her ...
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... rose and set , but the princess still continued sitting on the same spot , weeping without intermission . While thus sitting , lost in thought , she heard a voice greeting her with " Good evening , fair maiden ! Why do you sit here so ...
... rose and set , but the princess still continued sitting on the same spot , weeping without intermission . While thus sitting , lost in thought , she heard a voice greeting her with " Good evening , fair maiden ! Why do you sit here so ...
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... rose high in the heaven , and the air breathed warm over field and forest ; but the royal children and the little old man continued sitting on the mountain where we left them . They now observed a small cloud slowly rising in the ...
... rose high in the heaven , and the air breathed warm over field and forest ; but the royal children and the little old man continued sitting on the mountain where we left them . They now observed a small cloud slowly rising in the ...
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answered the princess apple art thou asked beautiful began beloved bird bride brothers canst cast castle church consort crone crone's daughter damsel dear mother delighted door Eisten father fell filthy animals forest gave giant giantess girl give glass mountain gold golden Goldmaria gray horse greeted heard heart herd-boy horse inquired instantly journey king king's daughter king's palace length Lilla Rosa Lillekort look Mermaid mountain never night old woman Östergötland passed Pinkel poor porridge Prince Hatt prince's promised queen queen's daughter returned home Richard Dybeck ride rings of red rode royal palace saying sister sitting sleep sorrow stepdaughter stepsister stood Svanhvita Svend sword thee things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought took Troll Troll-wife wandering wept WERWOLF Westmanland wicked stepmother wife wild wish yarn young prince youngest princess youth
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