Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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James-Orchard Halliwell. POPULAR RHYMES AND NURSERY TALES . LATELY PUBLISHED , Royal 18mo , with 38 Designs by.
James-Orchard Halliwell. POPULAR RHYMES AND NURSERY TALES . LATELY PUBLISHED , Royal 18mo , with 38 Designs by.
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... nursery traditional literature , and substituting in their place the present cold , unimaginative , -I had almost said , unnatural , — prosaic good - boy stories . " In the latter case , ' ob- serves Sir Walter Scott , " their minds are ...
... nursery traditional literature , and substituting in their place the present cold , unimaginative , -I had almost said , unnatural , — prosaic good - boy stories . " In the latter case , ' ob- serves Sir Walter Scott , " their minds are ...
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... nursery , I have spared no labour in collecting the fragments which have been traditionally preserved in our provinces . The object is not so much to present to the reader a few literary trifles , though even their curiosity and value ...
... nursery , I have spared no labour in collecting the fragments which have been traditionally preserved in our provinces . The object is not so much to present to the reader a few literary trifles , though even their curiosity and value ...
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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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