Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... stepmother or your stepsisters , I shall not be troubled with your com- plaints and grievances . " The princess made the promise , and it was settled that the king should marry the waiting- woman , and make her queen over all his realm ...
... stepmother or your stepsisters , I shall not be troubled with your com- plaints and grievances . " The princess made the promise , and it was settled that the king should marry the waiting- woman , and make her queen over all his realm ...
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... stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal her feelings , being , to all outward appearance , as smooth and humble as before . Among the suitors there was a king's son from a distant country , who was both young ...
... stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal her feelings , being , to all outward appearance , as smooth and humble as before . Among the suitors there was a king's son from a distant country , who was both young ...
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... stepmother , and asked permission to go to the wood , that she might for a little while forget her heavy affliction . To her request the queen would hardly give her consent , as she was always more inclined to say no than yes ; but the ...
... stepmother , and asked permission to go to the wood , that she might for a little while forget her heavy affliction . To her request the queen would hardly give her consent , as she was always more inclined to say no than yes ; but the ...
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... stepmother would say , when she 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 ...
... stepmother would say , when she 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 ...
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... stepmother's servants . She has sent one party to meet the king and bid him welcome ; but the other is going to the forest in search of you . ' At hearing this the princess was troubled , and was with dif ficulty induced to remain , but ...
... stepmother's servants . She has sent one party to meet the king and bid him welcome ; but the other is going to the forest in search of you . ' At hearing this the princess was troubled , and was with dif ficulty induced to remain , but ...
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