Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... dear mother , ' I will pray you to accept of this reel as a gift of friendship . As long as you possess it you need suffer no want , for it will of itself wind all the yarn that your wheel can spin . " The princess thanked her much for ...
... dear mother , ' I will pray you to accept of this reel as a gift of friendship . As long as you possess it you need suffer no want , for it will of itself wind all the yarn that your wheel can spin . " The princess thanked her much for ...
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... dear mother . " Here , too , the little Trolls all started up , and were greatly surprised at seeing a Christian person . But the old crone , assuming a friendly look , said , " Good evening again ; who are you who come hither with so ...
... dear mother . " Here , too , the little Trolls all started up , and were greatly surprised at seeing a Christian person . But the old crone , assuming a friendly look , said , " Good evening again ; who are you who come hither with so ...
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... dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , and considered with herself what course she should adopt to prevent the young pair from conversing with each other . For this pur- pose she commanded her stepdaughter to place ...
... dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , and considered with herself what course she should adopt to prevent the young pair from conversing with each other . For this pur- pose she commanded her stepdaughter to place ...
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... dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , commanded her stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she presented to her beloved . As the prince ...
... dear Prince Hatt . The queen then returned to the palace , commanded her stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she presented to her beloved . As the prince ...
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... dear in the whole world . Now there was joy where but just before there had been weeping and sorrow , and to both the prince and the princess their delight seemed to exceed all the affliction and privation they had suffered during their ...
... dear in the whole world . Now there was joy where but just before there had been weeping and sorrow , and to both the prince and the princess their delight seemed to exceed all the affliction and privation they had suffered during their ...
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