Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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... Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table , there reigned in the eastern part of England a king who kept his court at Colchester . He was witty , strong , and valiant , by which means he subdued his enemies abroad , and secured peace ...
... Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table , there reigned in the eastern part of England a king who kept his court at Colchester . He was witty , strong , and valiant , by which means he subdued his enemies abroad , and secured peace ...
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... King Arthur there lived near the Land's End , in Cornwall , a wealthy farmer , who had an only son , commonly called Jack Hornby . He was of a brisk and ready wit , and he was never known to be outwitted in any transaction . " " 66 of ...
... King Arthur there lived near the Land's End , in Cornwall , a wealthy farmer , who had an only son , commonly called Jack Hornby . He was of a brisk and ready wit , and he was never known to be outwitted in any transaction . " " 66 of ...
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... King Arthur , and in the county of Cornwall , near to the Land's End of England , there lived a wealthy farmer , who had an only son named Jack . He was brisk , and of a lively ready wit , so that whatever he could not perform by force ...
... King Arthur , and in the county of Cornwall , near to the Land's End of England , there lived a wealthy farmer , who had an only son named Jack . He was brisk , and of a lively ready wit , so that whatever he could not perform by force ...
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... King Arthur's only son requested his father to furnish him with a large sum of money , in order that he might go and seek his fortune in the principality of Wales , where lived a beautiful lady possessed with seven evil spirits . The king ...
... King Arthur's only son requested his father to furnish him with a large sum of money , in order that he might go and seek his fortune in the principality of Wales , where lived a beautiful lady possessed with seven evil spirits . The king ...
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... King Arthur , where Jack , for his eminent services , was created one of the knights of the Round Table . Our hero , having been successful in all his under- takings , and resolving not to remain idle , but to perform what services he ...
... King Arthur , where Jack , for his eminent services , was created one of the knights of the Round Table . Our hero , having been successful in all his under- takings , and resolving not to remain idle , but to perform what services he ...
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Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England ... James Orchard Halliwell No preview available - 2018 |
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