A treasury of Pleasure books for young and old [ed. by J. Cundall].1851 |
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... butcher with a basket of meat , who was hastening to market . After bidding him good morrow , Robin asked what he would take for the horse and the basket ? The butcher , some- what surprised , answered he would not care to sell them for ...
... butcher with a basket of meat , who was hastening to market . After bidding him good morrow , Robin asked what he would take for the horse and the basket ? The butcher , some- what surprised , answered he would not care to sell them for ...
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... butchers could not at first understand why every body flocked to purchase his goods in preference to theirs ; but when they heard that he had sold a leg of pork for a shilling , they consulted together , and agreed that he must be some ...
... butchers could not at first understand why every body flocked to purchase his goods in preference to theirs ; but when they heard that he had sold a leg of pork for a shilling , they consulted together , and agreed that he must be some ...
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... butcher's want of experience , and drive a good bar- gain with him . Robin Hood replied he had some two or three hundred ; whereupon the Sheriff said that as he wanted a few head of cattle , he would like to ride over and look at them ...
... butcher's want of experience , and drive a good bar- gain with him . Robin Hood replied he had some two or three hundred ; whereupon the Sheriff said that as he wanted a few head of cattle , he would like to ride over and look at them ...
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... butcher trundling a wheelbarrow , in which lay a young pig . " What on earth is the matter ? " asked he , as he helped the worthy Hans to rise , Hans related what had happened , when the butcher handed him his flask , saying , " There ...
... butcher trundling a wheelbarrow , in which lay a young pig . " What on earth is the matter ? " asked he , as he helped the worthy Hans to rise , Hans related what had happened , when the butcher handed him his flask , saying , " There ...
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... butcher , " I'll let you have my pig in exchange for your cow , just out of kindness . ” Now , that's very good of you , upon my word , " replied Hans , as he gave him the cow , while the butcher took the pig out of the wheelbarrow ...
... butcher , " I'll let you have my pig in exchange for your cow , just out of kindness . ” Now , that's very good of you , upon my word , " replied Hans , as he gave him the cow , while the butcher took the pig out of the wheelbarrow ...
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