Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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Page 10
... step- sister and everything in the world besides . For a long time the princess could not sufficiently feast her eyes with the sight of the beautiful flower . It then on a sudden entered her mind , what her stepmother would say , when ...
... step- sister and everything in the world besides . For a long time the princess could not sufficiently feast her eyes with the sight of the beautiful flower . It then on a sudden entered her mind , what her stepmother would say , when ...
Page 13
... step- sisters coming out clad in deep mourning , and holding white handkerchiefs to their faces , and weeping bitterly . " The old man said , They are now pretending to mourn for your death ; but wait awhile , we have yet to see how ...
... step- sisters coming out clad in deep mourning , and holding white handkerchiefs to their faces , and weeping bitterly . " The old man said , They are now pretending to mourn for your death ; but wait awhile , we have yet to see how ...
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... step- mother would not desist from her interrogations , the king was displeased , and said , " Dearest of my heart , what is all this to us ? It is sufficient that my daughter is contented and happy . " The queen was then silent ; but ...
... step- mother would not desist from her interrogations , the king was displeased , and said , " Dearest of my heart , what is all this to us ? It is sufficient that my daughter is contented and happy . " The queen was then silent ; but ...
Page 22
... step- mother's beguiling expressions , and as one word begets another , she at length confessed that she knew not whether the prince were handsome or ugly , for she had never seen him . At this the queen broke forth with great warmth ...
... step- mother's beguiling expressions , and as one word begets another , she at length confessed that she knew not whether the prince were handsome or ugly , for she had never seen him . At this the queen broke forth with great warmth ...
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... step- mother . Thus did the whole night pass . Early in the morn ing , before break of day , the Troll entered the prince's chamber , to hear all that had taken place . The princess returned to the goose - house , and there sat and wept ...
... step- mother . Thus did the whole night pass . Early in the morn ing , before break of day , the Troll entered the prince's chamber , to hear all that had taken place . The princess returned to the goose - house , and there sat and wept ...
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