Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... Thou shalt go and greet her from me , and pray her to take charge of our eldest son , and rear him till he has grown up . For myself , I may not come under her roof , nor mayst thou suffer her to come to me hither , for then we must be ...
... Thou shalt go and greet her from me , and pray her to take charge of our eldest son , and rear him till he has grown up . For myself , I may not come under her roof , nor mayst thou suffer her to come to me hither , for then we must be ...
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... thou sayest , that this is thy sister's likeness , she shall be my queen , and thou thyself shalt go and fetch her . But if thou hast spoken an untruth , thy punishment shall be to be cast to wild beasts , in a lion's den . " The king ...
... thou sayest , that this is thy sister's likeness , she shall be my queen , and thou thyself shalt go and fetch her . But if thou hast spoken an untruth , thy punishment shall be to be cast to wild beasts , in a lion's den . " The king ...
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... thou shalt not come in before thou hast heard how I came to be a loaf : 66 " First they cast me in a grave , Then I grew up as a straw . " Open , and let me in ! " vociferated the giant a second time ; but the dog did not allow himself ...
... thou shalt not come in before thou hast heard how I came to be a loaf : 66 " First they cast me in a grave , Then I grew up as a straw . " Open , and let me in ! " vociferated the giant a second time ; but the dog did not allow himself ...
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... thou shalt , moreover , obtain three wishes . " These seemed to the boy no unfavourable terms , and he at once ageed ... Thou hast wished no trifling wishes , " said the old man , but bear well in mind what I now tell thee . To - night ...
... thou shalt , moreover , obtain three wishes . " These seemed to the boy no unfavourable terms , and he at once ageed ... Thou hast wished no trifling wishes , " said the old man , but bear well in mind what I now tell thee . To - night ...
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... Thou shalt be my herds- man all thy days . " He then went down to the lake , loosed his enchanted ship , and rowed thrice round the island , as he was wont to do . During the giant's absence the princess stationed herself at the window ...
... Thou shalt be my herds- man all thy days . " He then went down to the lake , loosed his enchanted ship , and rowed thrice round the island , as he was wont to do . During the giant's absence the princess stationed herself at the window ...
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