A treasury of Pleasure books for young and old [ed. by J. Cundall].1851 |
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... queen ? " " Yes , " replied the maiden , " provided I may take my fawn with me , for I cannot abandon him . " " The fawn shall remain with you as long as you live , " rejoined the king , " and he shall want for nothing . " Meantime the ...
... queen ? " " Yes , " replied the maiden , " provided I may take my fawn with me , for I cannot abandon him . " " The fawn shall remain with you as long as you live , " rejoined the king , " and he shall want for nothing . " Meantime the ...
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... queen , while the fawn was fondled and pampered , and had the run of the palace - gardens . Meantime the wicked step- mother , whose cruelty had obliged the children to go forth into the wide world , had hoped all along that the little ...
... queen , while the fawn was fondled and pampered , and had the run of the palace - gardens . Meantime the wicked step- mother , whose cruelty had obliged the children to go forth into the wide world , had hoped all along that the little ...
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... queen had become the mother of a fine little boy , the old witch went to the palace while the king was out hunt- ing ; and having assumed the shape of one of the queen's maids , she went into her bedchamber , and said , " The bath is ...
... queen had become the mother of a fine little boy , the old witch went to the palace while the king was out hunt- ing ; and having assumed the shape of one of the queen's maids , she went into her bedchamber , and said , " The bath is ...
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... queen wants rest , and the light would hurt her . " So the king retired , without imagining that a false queen was lying in the bed . Towards midnight , when every one was asleep except the nurse , who sat watching beside the cradle in ...
... queen wants rest , and the light would hurt her . " So the king retired , without imagining that a false queen was lying in the bed . Towards midnight , when every one was asleep except the nurse , who sat watching beside the cradle in ...
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... queen 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 ...
... queen 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 ...
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