Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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... Tom armed with his two - handed sword , and the tinker with his long pikestaff . After they had travelled about four or five hours , it was their fortune to meet with ... TOM THUMB . [ Thumb stories are common in German FIRESIDE STORIES . 93.
... Tom armed with his two - handed sword , and the tinker with his long pikestaff . After they had travelled about four or five hours , it was their fortune to meet with ... TOM THUMB . [ Thumb stories are common in German FIRESIDE STORIES . 93.
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James-Orchard Halliwell. TOM THUMB . [ Thumb stories are common in German and Danish , and the English tale comprises much that is found in the Northern versions . A writer in the Quarterly Review , xxi . 100 , enters into some ...
James-Orchard Halliwell. TOM THUMB . [ Thumb stories are common in German and Danish , and the English tale comprises much that is found in the Northern versions . A writer in the Quarterly Review , xxi . 100 , enters into some ...
Page 95
... Tom Thumb , 1711 , p . 4. ] In the merry days of good King Arthur , there lived in one of the counties of England a ploughman and his wife . They were poor , but as the husband was a strong workman , and his partner an able assistant in ...
... Tom Thumb , 1711 , p . 4. ] In the merry days of good King Arthur , there lived in one of the counties of England a ploughman and his wife . They were poor , but as the husband was a strong workman , and his partner an able assistant in ...
Page 96
... Tom Thumb . Her majesty and attendants attired him with their choicest weeds , and his costume is worth a brief notice . His hat was made of a beautiful oak leaf ; his shirt was composed of a fine spider's web , and his hose and doublet ...
... Tom Thumb . Her majesty and attendants attired him with their choicest weeds , and his costume is worth a brief notice . His hat was made of a beautiful oak leaf ; his shirt was composed of a fine spider's web , and his hose and doublet ...
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... Tom Thumb In acts of chivalry . Tom , however , paid dearly for his victories , for the ex- ertions he made upon this celebrated occasion threw him into an illness which ultimately occasioned his death . But the hero was carried away by ...
... Tom Thumb In acts of chivalry . Tom , however , paid dearly for his victories , for the ex- ertions he made upon this celebrated occasion threw him into an illness which ultimately occasioned his death . But the hero was carried away by ...
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Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England ... James Orchard Halliwell No preview available - 2018 |
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England James Orchard Halliwell No preview available - 2015 |
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