Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... sleep . " The princess thanked her much for the gift , and promised to follow her instructions . She then parted from her relations , seated herself with her three children in the gilded chariot , and in a few seconds was again by the ...
... sleep . " The princess thanked her much for the gift , and promised to follow her instructions . She then parted from her relations , seated herself with her three children in the gilded chariot , and in a few seconds was again by the ...
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... sleeping , a hot drop fell from the taper upon his breast , which caused him to move . The princess was now terrified , and was about to extinguish the light , but it was too late , for the prince awoke , rose in a fright , and saw what ...
... sleeping , a hot drop fell from the taper upon his breast , which caused him to move . The princess was now terrified , and was about to extinguish the light , but it was too late , for the prince awoke , rose in a fright , and saw what ...
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... sleep to- night in the chamber of your beloved . " This appeared to the queen a somewhat extraordinary condition , and she deliberated over the proposed bargain for a long time ; but being seized with an unconquerable desire to obtain ...
... sleep to- night in the chamber of your beloved . " This appeared to the queen a somewhat extraordinary condition , and she deliberated over the proposed bargain for a long time ; but being seized with an unconquerable desire to obtain ...
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... sleep came over him , so that he sank into a state of unconsciousness , and neither heard nor saw . Seeing this the Troll laughed in her false heart , and conducted the princess to the cham- ber , according to the agreement , thinking ...
... sleep came over him , so that he sank into a state of unconsciousness , and neither heard nor saw . Seeing this the Troll laughed in her false heart , and conducted the princess to the cham- ber , according to the agreement , thinking ...
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... sleep another night in the chamber of her dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , commanded her stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she ...
... sleep another night in the chamber of her dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , commanded her stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she ...
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