German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... fictions and traditions are somewhat gone out of fashion ; yet most will own them to be asso- ciated with the brightest recollections of their youth . They are , like the Christmas Pantomime , ostensibly brought forth Levi . L. Barbour .
... fictions and traditions are somewhat gone out of fashion ; yet most will own them to be asso- ciated with the brightest recollections of their youth . They are , like the Christmas Pantomime , ostensibly brought forth Levi . L. Barbour .
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... gone , Reason , Reason , reigns alone ; Every grace and charm is fled , All by dulness banished ! Thus we ponder , slow and sad , After Truth the world is mad ; Ah , believe me , Error too Hath its charms , nor small , nor few . From ...
... gone , Reason , Reason , reigns alone ; Every grace and charm is fled , All by dulness banished ! Thus we ponder , slow and sad , After Truth the world is mad ; Ah , believe me , Error too Hath its charms , nor small , nor few . From ...
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... gone to bed , and then seized the goose by the wing ; but to her great wonder there she stuck , for neither hand nor finger could she get away again . Then in came the second sister , and thought to have a feather too ; but the moment ...
... gone to bed , and then seized the goose by the wing ; but to her great wonder there she stuck , for neither hand nor finger could she get away again . Then in came the second sister , and thought to have a feather too ; but the moment ...
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... gone . The king became very angry at this , and told the gardener to keep a watch under the tree all night . The gardener set his eldest son to watch , but about twelve o'clock he fell asleep , and in the morning another of the apples ...
... gone . The king became very angry at this , and told the gardener to keep a watch under the tree all night . The gardener set his eldest son to watch , but about twelve o'clock he fell asleep , and in the morning another of the apples ...
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... gone but a little way , he came to a wood , and by the side of the wood he saw a fox sitting . The lad was fond of a little sporting , so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it . Then Mr. Reynard , who did not like the thoughts ...
... gone but a little way , he came to a wood , and by the side of the wood he saw a fox sitting . The lad was fond of a little sporting , so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it . Then Mr. Reynard , who did not like the thoughts ...
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