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Page 9
... beautiful than the picture , " said the king . " Ah ! you are joking , " said the King of the Peacocks . Sire , " said the prince , here is my brother , who is a king like you he is a king and I am a prince ; our sister , whose portrait ...
... beautiful than the picture , " said the king . " Ah ! you are joking , " said the King of the Peacocks . Sire , " said the prince , here is my brother , who is a king like you he is a king and I am a prince ; our sister , whose portrait ...
Page 10
... beautiful , I will put you to death . ” " Well , we con- sent , " answered Rosetta's two bro- thers . " You consent ? " said the king ; " go then to prison , and remain there until the princess arrives . " Meanwhile the king and his ...
... beautiful , I will put you to death . ” " Well , we con- sent , " answered Rosetta's two bro- thers . " You consent ? " said the king ; " go then to prison , and remain there until the princess arrives . " Meanwhile the king and his ...
Page 12
... beautiful a princess ; but she gave him a bottle of wine , and made him drink so much , that he did not know how to refuse her . When night came the princess went to bed as usual , and little Fretillon lay prettily at her feet without ...
... beautiful a princess ; but she gave him a bottle of wine , and made him drink so much , that he did not know how to refuse her . When night came the princess went to bed as usual , and little Fretillon lay prettily at her feet without ...
Page 14
... beautiful than her portrait ? " Sire , " said a court- tier , " it is enough if she is as good looking . " Yes , indeed , " said the king , “ I shall be satisfied ; let us go and see her : for he guessed by the noise in the court yard ...
... beautiful than her portrait ? " Sire , " said a court- tier , " it is enough if she is as good looking . " Yes , indeed , " said the king , “ I shall be satisfied ; let us go and see her : for he guessed by the noise in the court yard ...
Page 17
... them it was merely necessary to compare the por- trait of Rosetta with the pretended princess . They were , therefore , sen- tenced to be beheaded for having pro- mised the king in marriage a beautiful princess , and 17 Nursery Stories .
... them it was merely necessary to compare the por- trait of Rosetta with the pretended princess . They were , therefore , sen- tenced to be beheaded for having pro- mised the king in marriage a beautiful princess , and 17 Nursery Stories .
Common terms and phrases
baby beautiful bells of St Bethnal Green birds blind beggar bold Robin Hood bright carrion crow Cheery Chevy Chase cradle will rock dame Dance o'er Dick Whittington door doth Earl Douglas Earl Percy fairy father Fol de rol Fretillon gallant gay lady girl gold gown Grumble hand heart heigh horse house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Joe Dobson jump'd Kate kill'd the rat Lady Lee laughed Little John Little Robin Redbreast lived Lord maiden maids malt That lay marry master merry mice mother never night noble o'er my Lady old witch old woman Parsley Peacocks pearl pony poor pray pretty Bessie prince Princess Rosetta pussy Pussy-cat queen quoth Robin Goodfellow Rose round Say the bells sing sister slain song stick sweet tell thee thou shalt told toss'd the dog tree unto wife worried the cat
Popular passages
Page 6 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 3 - GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.
Page 32 - Star. TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 1 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Page 20 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 24 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 23 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Page 10 - They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground.
Page 27 - THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD Now ponder well, you parents dear, These words which I shall write ; A doleful story you shall hear, In time brought forth to light. A gentleman of good account In Norfolk dwelt of late, Who did in honour far surmount Most men of his estate.
Page 13 - With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart — A deep and deadly blow : Who never spoke more words than these — " Fight on, my merry men all; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.