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The Wonderful Story of Henny - Penny , ” and “ The Robin's Yule Song , ” are
tales told by nurses in Scotland ; and I have to thank Mr. Robert Chambers for
allowing me to reprint them for you in English . The “ Story of the Three Bears ” is
a very ...
The Wonderful Story of Henny - Penny , ” and “ The Robin's Yule Song , ” are
tales told by nurses in Scotland ; and I have to thank Mr. Robert Chambers for
allowing me to reprint them for you in English . The “ Story of the Three Bears ” is
a very ...
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... the stories of them , so that when you go out to see other little boys and girls , or
other little boys and girls come to see you , you may be able to amuse them , and
then I dare say they will tell you tales as good as those you have told them .
... the stories of them , so that when you go out to see other little boys and girls , or
other little boys and girls come to see you , you may be able to amuse them , and
then I dare say they will tell you tales as good as those you have told them .
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Some little time after Tom slept on some hay , The very same Farmer was
passing that way ; He took poor Tom's pipe , and bade him prepare To answer
his crimes before the Lord Mayor . To the Lord Mayor he took him , and told IO
TOM THE ...
Some little time after Tom slept on some hay , The very same Farmer was
passing that way ; He took poor Tom's pipe , and bade him prepare To answer
his crimes before the Lord Mayor . To the Lord Mayor he took him , and told IO
TOM THE ...
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To the Lord Mayor he took him , and told all Tom's art , How he made people
dance with a sorrowful heart ; Begg'd he'd send him abroad , and there teach to
dance All the men and the women and children of France . Says Tom , “ I am
willing ...
To the Lord Mayor he took him , and told all Tom's art , How he made people
dance with a sorrowful heart ; Begg'd he'd send him abroad , and there teach to
dance All the men and the women and children of France . Says Tom , “ I am
willing ...
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Joseph Cundall. Jack's goose and her gander Grew very fond , They'd both eat
together , Or swim in one pond . Jack found one morning , As I have been told ,
His goose had laid him An egg of pure gold . Jack rode to his mother , The news
for ...
Joseph Cundall. Jack's goose and her gander Grew very fond , They'd both eat
together , Or swim in one pond . Jack found one morning , As I have been told ,
His goose had laid him An egg of pure gold . Jack rode to his mother , The news
for ...
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| Title | A Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young People |
| Editor | Joseph Cundall |
| Compiled by | Joseph Cundall |
| Illustrated by | John Absolon, Joseph Kenny Meadows, Edward Henry Wehnert, Harrison Weir |
| Contributor | Sampson Low and Son |
| Publisher | Sampson Low & Son, 47 Ludgate Hill, 1856 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 312 pages |
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