Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... royal children are human beings in their childhood's paradise , and nature is their beautiful , gentle mother . She ... castle and palace , so was its nature such that even those of maturer age found pleasure in it , provided only that ...
... royal children are human beings in their childhood's paradise , and nature is their beautiful , gentle mother . She ... castle and palace , so was its nature such that even those of maturer age found pleasure in it , provided only that ...
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... royal palace . Then said the old man , " Fair maiden , turn about . Do you see anything yonder ? " " Yes , " answered the princess , " I see a horseman on a foaming horse ; he rides along the road at full speed . " That , " said the old ...
... royal palace . Then said the old man , " Fair maiden , turn about . Do you see anything yonder ? " " Yes , " answered the princess , " I see a horseman on a foaming horse ; he rides along the road at full speed . " That , " said the old ...
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... palace ; and see ! now they are busy in hanging the whole palace with black ... royal children and the little old man continued sitting on the mountain ... royal standard . Now it is easy to imagine that the joy of the princess exceeded ...
... palace ; and see ! now they are busy in hanging the whole palace with black ... royal children and the little old man continued sitting on the mountain ... royal standard . Now it is easy to imagine that the joy of the princess exceeded ...
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... royal palace . There sat the king's three daughters the whole livelong day , sewing silk on their knee , and talking of nothing but the costly presents their father was to bring them from the fair . On the approach of evening , the ...
... royal palace . There sat the king's three daughters the whole livelong day , sewing silk on their knee , and talking of nothing but the costly presents their father was to bring them from the fair . On the approach of evening , the ...
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... royal palace , and rejoiced in her false heart that no one could get sight of the king's fair daughter or hear of her beauty . It happened one day that the beautiful herd - girl was sitting in the forest knitting a glove , while her ...
... royal palace , and rejoiced in her false heart that no one could get sight of the king's fair daughter or hear of her beauty . It happened one day that the beautiful herd - girl was sitting in the forest knitting a glove , while her ...
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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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