Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... thee , for I will follow thee as long as I live on earth . " Then , taking the prince by the hand , they forsook their home under the green bush , and sad it was to behold how the princess , with her three children and her blind husband ...
... thee , for I will follow thee as long as I live on earth . " Then , taking the prince by the hand , they forsook their home under the green bush , and sad it was to behold how the princess , with her three children and her blind husband ...
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... he rose up and said : " Thou hast now pronounced thy own doom , and it shall be with thee as thou thyself hast said . " So the Troll - wife was placed in a cask set round with spikes , and 40 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
... he rose up and said : " Thou hast now pronounced thy own doom , and it shall be with thee as thou thyself hast said . " So the Troll - wife was placed in a cask set round with spikes , and 40 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
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... thee three good wishes . " The maiden felt well disposed towards one that asked so meekly , and held forth her gold apple to the little hand . Then stooping over the fountain , she took particular care not to trouble the water while she ...
... thee three good wishes . " The maiden felt well disposed towards one that asked so meekly , and held forth her gold apple to the little hand . Then stooping over the fountain , she took particular care not to trouble the water while she ...
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... thee more . " She then caressed the little dog , and the animal fawned upon her in return . When the bird was about to depart , the king rushed forward and seized it by the foot .. It then changed its form , and appeared as a hideous ...
... thee more . " She then caressed the little dog , and the animal fawned upon her in return . When the bird was about to depart , the king rushed forward and seized it by the foot .. It then changed its form , and appeared as a hideous ...
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... thee , dear young son of mine ! " But the king he sleeps in the witch's arms . Twice yet again , but never more , Shall I thee see . " " Who was that who spoke ? " asked the king , starting out of his sleep . " I heard nothing ...
... thee , dear young son of mine ! " But the king he sleeps in the witch's arms . Twice yet again , but never more , Shall I thee see . " " Who was that who spoke ? " asked the king , starting out of his sleep . " I heard nothing ...
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