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... tale belief ; " I'll know , " said she , 66 ere long I live , " Who was the real thief . " That very night , when darkness hid The whole house fast asleep , The swallow down the chimney slid , As nimbly as a sweep . And first she hopp'd ...
... tale belief ; " I'll know , " said she , 66 ere long I live , " Who was the real thief . " That very night , when darkness hid The whole house fast asleep , The swallow down the chimney slid , As nimbly as a sweep . And first she hopp'd ...
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... , His little head was going . Papa then put the slate away , And , waking Johnny , said , " We're tired , I see , of sums to - day , " Let's have a tale instead . " C Now tales were Johnny's chief delight , So at the. WEASEL'S FERRY . 17.
... , His little head was going . Papa then put the slate away , And , waking Johnny , said , " We're tired , I see , of sums to - day , " Let's have a tale instead . " C Now tales were Johnny's chief delight , So at the. WEASEL'S FERRY . 17.
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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. Now tales were Johnny's chief delight , So at the very mention , The sleep was off , his eyes were bright , And he was all attention . THE STORY OF THE DUCK , THE PIGEON , AND THE HEN . LONG , long ago , ( Papa ...
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. Now tales were Johnny's chief delight , So at the very mention , The sleep was off , his eyes were bright , And he was all attention . THE STORY OF THE DUCK , THE PIGEON , AND THE HEN . LONG , long ago , ( Papa ...
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... tales of knight and king she read , Two names she singled from the rest : " Where all were brave and good , " she said , " These were the bravest and the best . " And turning to each listening lad , " Those days , " she said , 66 are ...
... tales of knight and king she read , Two names she singled from the rest : " Where all were brave and good , " she said , " These were the bravest and the best . " And turning to each listening lad , " Those days , " she said , 66 are ...
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... Tales of Fairy Lore , by the Honble . AUGUSTA Bethell . Illustrations by F. W. KEYL . Super royal 16mo . , price 3s . 6d . cloth , 4s . 6d . coloured , gilt edges . Fun and Earnest ; Or , Rhymes with Reason , by D'ARCY W. THOMPSON ...
... Tales of Fairy Lore , by the Honble . AUGUSTA Bethell . Illustrations by F. W. KEYL . Super royal 16mo . , price 3s . 6d . cloth , 4s . 6d . coloured , gilt edges . Fun and Earnest ; Or , Rhymes with Reason , by D'ARCY W. THOMPSON ...
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