Journeys Through BooklandA collection of various pieces of poetry and prose. |
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... whole remainder of the journey , which ran far into the night and was over rough roads , up and down hills , Æsop had nothing to carry , while the loads of the other servants grew heavier and heavier with every step . The people of the ...
... whole remainder of the journey , which ran far into the night and was over rough roads , up and down hills , Æsop had nothing to carry , while the loads of the other servants grew heavier and heavier with every step . The people of the ...
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... whole image of a person from head to foot , wonderful pictures in frames of pure gold , gold and silver vessels of graceful shape and elegant design , cabinets filled with curiosities , lights gleaming with crystals , caskets filled ...
... whole image of a person from head to foot , wonderful pictures in frames of pure gold , gold and silver vessels of graceful shape and elegant design , cabinets filled with curiosities , lights gleaming with crystals , caskets filled ...
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... whole length of the secret stairway that led to the long gallery . Her courage did not fail her till she reached the door of the little room . Then she remembered how false she was to her trust , and hesitated . Her conscience , however ...
... whole length of the secret stairway that led to the long gallery . Her courage did not fail her till she reached the door of the little room . Then she remembered how false she was to her trust , and hesitated . Her conscience , however ...
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... whole house . His lady , not daring to keep him waiting any longer , hurried down the stairs , her hair streaming about her shoulders and her face bathed in tears . She threw herself on the floor at his feet and begged for mercy ...
... whole house . His lady , not daring to keep him waiting any longer , hurried down the stairs , her hair streaming about her shoulders and her face bathed in tears . She threw herself on the floor at his feet and begged for mercy ...
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... whole night over all the names she had ever heard , and sent messen- gers to scour the land , and to pick up far and near any names they should come across . When the little man arrived she began with Kasper , Melchior , Belshazzer ...
... whole night over all the names she had ever heard , and sent messen- gers to scour the land , and to pick up far and near any names they should come across . When the little man arrived she began with Kasper , Melchior , Belshazzer ...
Contents
GERDA ON THE REINDEERS BACK Marion Miller | 191 |
GERDA KISSED HIS CHEEK Marion Miller | 201 |
THE CHIMERA Nathaniel Hawthorne | 208 |
THE IMAGE IN THE WATER Frank H Young | 221 |
PEGASUS DARTED DOWN ASLANT D A Peterson | 234 |
PICTUREBOOKS IN WINTER Robert Louis Stevenson | 240 |
PHAETHON PULLED AT THE REINS M L Spoor | 250 |
THE ENGLISH ROBIN Harrison Weir | 253 |
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THE FIR TREE Hans Christian Andersen | 95 |
THE SWALLOWS AND THE STORK CAME II L Gaye | 97 |
THE FAT MAN TOLD ABOUT KLUMPEYDUMPEY H L Gage | 103 |
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN | 110 |
A VISIT FROM SAINT NICHOLAS Clement C Moore | 117 |
THE WORKSHOP OF THE DWARFS I O Reese | 127 |
THE DEATH OF BALDER | 129 |
HODER HURLED THE DART W O Reese | 135 |
THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI | 143 |
THORS HAND GRIPPED HIM W O Reese | 149 |
AFTERWHILE James Whitcomb Riley | 152 |
SHUFFLESHOON AND AMBERLOCKS Marion Miller | 154 |
IT WAS THE SNOW QUEEN Marion Miller | 164 |
THE CROW STOPPED TO LOOK AT HER Marion Miller | 177 |
THE IRISHWOMAN Katherine Maxey | 264 |
HARTHOVER PLACE Katherine Maxey | 271 |
TOM WENT Down Katherine Maxey | 285 |
HE DIPPED HIS FEET IN Katherine Maxey | 294 |
THE OLD DAME CAME OUT TOO Katherine Maxey | 300 |
TAILPIECE Katherine Maxey | 306 |
TOM AND THE DRAGON FLY Katherine Maxey | 314 |
THE SALMON LOOKED AT TOM FIERCELY Katherine Maxey | 331 |
TOM WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE HAPPY Katherine Maxey | 341 |
TOM DIVED Katherine Maxey | 351 |
MRS BEDONEBYASYOUDID Katherine Maxey | 363 |
SHE TOOK TOM IN HER ARMS Katherine Maxey | 373 |
TOM THE WATER BABY Halftone Mary Spoor | 396 |
TOM AND THE PETRELS Katherine Maxey | 401 |
MOTHER CAREY Katherine Maxey | 407 |
THE FAIRIES OF THE CALDONLOW Mary Howitt | 435 |
THE HARPERS THEY WERE NINE Marion Miller | 436 |
A LITTLE BOY HUNG DOWN HIS HEAD W E Scott | 442 |
THE FIRST SNOWFALL James Russell Lowell | 443 |
MORDECAI CRIED WITH A LOUD AND BITTER | 451 |
HAMAN WAS AFRAID Beatrice Braidwood | 457 |
THE DARNINGNEEDLE Hans Christian Andersen | 462 |
PLUTO APPEARS George Werveke | 469 |
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Æsop Asgard asked Balder beautiful began Bellerophon birds Bluebeard bright child Chimera chimney creature cried Crow dear Duck Duckling earth Ellie Esther eyes fairy fell fellow Fir Tree flew flowers Frigga frightened gods gold Golden Touch Good-bye Grethel grew Grimes Haman hand HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Harthover head heard heart Heimdal Hermod Iobates King Midas king's kissed knew lady laughed legs little Gerda little girl little Kay lived lobster Loki looked loved Lycia Marygold Mordecai morning mother mouth never night Odin palace Pegasus Phaethon Pirene pretty Proserpina Reindeer robber girl rock roses round salmon seen Shiny Wall Sir John sleep Snow Queen stood story strange stream sweet tell things thou thought told took turned ugly unto water babies wife winged horse woman wonderful young