Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... young princes and knights , from both east and west , coming to demand the young princess ; while not one vouchsafed to woo either of the queen's daughters . At this the stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal ...
... young princes and knights , from both east and west , coming to demand the young princess ; while not one vouchsafed to woo either of the queen's daughters . At this the stepmother was sorely vexed at heart , however she might conceal ...
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... young prince ; and their nuptials were celebrated with games and rejoicings for many days . And I , too , was at the feastings ; and as I rode through the forest I was met by a wolf with two young ones ; they were ravenous , and seemed ...
... young prince ; and their nuptials were celebrated with games and rejoicings for many days . And I , too , was at the feastings ; and as I rode through the forest I was met by a wolf with two young ones ; they were ravenous , and seemed ...
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... young men came riding by . On seeing the maiden as she sat working so sedulously , they were smitten with her beauty , courteously greeted her , and asked : " Why do you sit here , fair maiden , and knit so diligently ? " The king's ...
... young men came riding by . On seeing the maiden as she sat working so sedulously , they were smitten with her beauty , courteously greeted her , and asked : " Why do you sit here , fair maiden , and knit so diligently ? " The king's ...
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... young maiden would be his consort . The princess answered in the affirmative , and , at the same time , gave him to ... young queen was pregnant and about to be confined in child - bed . Availing herself of this opportunity , the ...
... young maiden would be his consort . The princess answered in the affirmative , and , at the same time , gave him to ... young queen was pregnant and about to be confined in child - bed . Availing herself of this opportunity , the ...
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... young prince , In the high chamber ? " Yes , she does so , my lady , " answered the dog . 66 The king's daughter then said : I will return yet on two Thursday nights , and never again afterwards . " She then sighed deeply , went down to ...
... young prince , In the high chamber ? " Yes , she does so , my lady , " answered the dog . 66 The king's daughter then said : I will return yet on two Thursday nights , and never again afterwards . " She then sighed deeply , went down to ...
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