A treasury of Pleasure books for young and old [ed. by J. Cundall].1851 |
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... began to speak in the night , and her words ran as follows : 66 Say , how is my baby , and how is my fawn ? Twice more will I come , and then vanish at dawn . " The nurse made no answer , but when she had disappeared , she went and told ...
... began to speak in the night , and her words ran as follows : 66 Say , how is my baby , and how is my fawn ? Twice more will I come , and then vanish at dawn . " The nurse made no answer , but when she had disappeared , she went and told ...
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... an inn , and then went into the market , and uncovering his basket , began to sell its contents about five times cheaper than all the other butchers ; for wwwwww Robin Hood neither knew nor cared about the price ROBIN HOOD .
... an inn , and then went into the market , and uncovering his basket , began to sell its contents about five times cheaper than all the other butchers ; for wwwwww Robin Hood neither knew nor cared about the price ROBIN HOOD .
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... began to swim lightly on the water . The poor duckling knew the stately birds , and a feeling of melancholy came over him . " I will fly towards these royal birds , and they shall kill me for my presumption in daring to go near them - I ...
... began to swim lightly on the water . The poor duckling knew the stately birds , and a feeling of melancholy came over him . " I will fly towards these royal birds , and they shall kill me for my presumption in daring to go near them - I ...
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... began to bawl out as loud as he could , " Help ! help ! or the Marquis of Carabas will be drowned ! " On hearing this , the king looked out of the car- riage - window , and recognising the cat who had so frequently brought him game ...
... began to bawl out as loud as he could , " Help ! help ! or the Marquis of Carabas will be drowned ! " On hearing this , the king looked out of the car- riage - window , and recognising the cat who had so frequently brought him game ...
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... began frisking about on the floor , when the cat pounced upon him , and eat him up in a moment . By this time the king had reached the gates of the ogre's magnificent castle , and expressed a wish to enter so splendid a building . The ...
... began frisking about on the floor , when the cat pounced upon him , and eat him up in a moment . By this time the king had reached the gates of the ogre's magnificent castle , and expressed a wish to enter so splendid a building . The ...
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abbot Allen-a-Dale animal answered archers asked bargain beard beautiful bird BOOKS FOR YOUNG brother butcher castle CHARMED FAWN companion cried delighted dinner door drake DRAWINGS BY EDWARD Earl of Huntingdon EDWARD WEHNERT Emperor Barbarossa exclaimed flew flock follow Fountain Abbey Friar Tuck gave goats golden goose hand HARRISON WEIR head hearing horse hunt huntsmen ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX inquired John Little king knife-grinder Kyffhauser Little John lived Lord LUCK majesty Marquis of Carabas marsh master milk monk morning mother never night ogre once outlaw passed through Sherwood peasant Peter Klaus PETER THE GOATHERD piep PLEASURE BOOKS poor duckling PUSS IN BOOTS Quack queen quoth reached replied saying Sheriff Sherwood Forest shew Sir Rychard Sittendorf SIX DRAWINGS sooner stones swans swim thing tired took UGLY LITTLE DUCK vanish at dawn wild geese YOUNG AND OLD