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Page 17
... things are come to the execution there is no secrecy comparable to celerity , I will in- troduce to you the Eminent Realist , with whom , in accordance with the scriptural prophecy , ' By their works ye shall know them , ' many of you ...
... things are come to the execution there is no secrecy comparable to celerity , I will in- troduce to you the Eminent Realist , with whom , in accordance with the scriptural prophecy , ' By their works ye shall know them , ' many of you ...
Page 20
... thing in Hop O ' My Thumb's tone that con- tributed further to his uncertainty on the question of the door - mat . If he wiped his feet on My Thumb's WELCOME , My Thumb might be angry ; on the other hand , if he disregarded the warning ...
... thing in Hop O ' My Thumb's tone that con- tributed further to his uncertainty on the question of the door - mat . If he wiped his feet on My Thumb's WELCOME , My Thumb might be angry ; on the other hand , if he disregarded the warning ...
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... beg your pardon , I was thinking of some- thing else . Yes , I'm back again . How far have you got ? " " I have reached the point where you surreptitiously removed the beans from the larder , " replied OF OLD TALES . 29.
... beg your pardon , I was thinking of some- thing else . Yes , I'm back again . How far have you got ? " " I have reached the point where you surreptitiously removed the beans from the larder , " replied OF OLD TALES . 29.
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... things had taken . After an interval of some minutes Hop O ' My Thumb resumed : - " We were rather sorry after we had en- tered the house so unceremoniously , as we found it belonged to a gentleman whose chief delight consisted in the ...
... things had taken . After an interval of some minutes Hop O ' My Thumb resumed : - " We were rather sorry after we had en- tered the house so unceremoniously , as we found it belonged to a gentleman whose chief delight consisted in the ...
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... thing , but my youngest brother , boy - like , had con- structed a slide on one of the Ogre's ice - cakes , and while indulging in youthful sport he fell , making such a noise that our presence was revealed . We were very much ...
... thing , but my youngest brother , boy - like , had con- structed a slide on one of the Ogre's ice - cakes , and while indulging in youthful sport he fell , making such a noise that our presence was revealed . We were very much ...
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African asked Barclay's beans Beauty biltong blush boys brothers calf called cathedra Chairman cheek Cinderella cognomen commissioner cried cum grano salis daughter dear Distinguished Diplomat distinguished gentleman door dressed Eminent Realist eyes fairy father feet fence for pleasure Fleshly School gentleman girl gold into straw hair handsome harp hear Her's Hist thee Initial Jack Jack's knew knob known lady lightning-bugs LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Locksley Hall look Masai morning mother neighbor never night Ogre Ogre's palace parlor perceived pleasure solely Poet Poet's Qeen Qing queried Reminiscencer replied Hop retorted the Beast returned rhyme Romancer rose scornful seated seven-league boots sinister-looking mansion sisters slipper smile story stranger street struck thing thought Thumb Thumbopa tion Transvaal turning gold Tutter Tutterson Vizier WAGGINGS OF OLD walked wanly window wished wondrous wand word wrote Barclay youth Zulu