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... diamonds , As we read of , and are told ? Ah ! cease that restless motion , And hush that thrilling scream That pierces through my senses Like the wild cry of a dream . Thou , vain and foolish Parrot , Hast nothing else THE YOUNG GIRL ...
... diamonds , As we read of , and are told ? Ah ! cease that restless motion , And hush that thrilling scream That pierces through my senses Like the wild cry of a dream . Thou , vain and foolish Parrot , Hast nothing else THE YOUNG GIRL ...
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... diamonds , rubies , and emeralds were strewn as thickly as shells on the sea shore . It is true , there was a vast deal of difficulty in getting there , and num- bers of adventurers died before they reached these treasures ; but those ...
... diamonds , rubies , and emeralds were strewn as thickly as shells on the sea shore . It is true , there was a vast deal of difficulty in getting there , and num- bers of adventurers died before they reached these treasures ; but those ...
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... diamonds , so that its lustre was so dazzling , that those who came to be pre- sented to the king were forced to shade their eyes . The hall was floored with polished silver , and the roof was formed of a single crystal in the shape of ...
... diamonds , so that its lustre was so dazzling , that those who came to be pre- sented to the king were forced to shade their eyes . The hall was floored with polished silver , and the roof was formed of a single crystal in the shape of ...
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... diamond shining like a star on her forehead , and a girdle of nine large pearls round her little waist ; and she looked as fair and pale as a lily . And the grass and flowers that were withered , sprang up behind her as if they had been ...
... diamond shining like a star on her forehead , and a girdle of nine large pearls round her little waist ; and she looked as fair and pale as a lily . And the grass and flowers that were withered , sprang up behind her as if they had been ...
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... diamond crown ; and the prince , kneeling before her , vowed he would gain the great moon - stone and lay it at her feet , or he would leave his bones on the Barren Moun- tains . A superb banquet was served , and every thing the 30 THE ...
... diamond crown ; and the prince , kneeling before her , vowed he would gain the great moon - stone and lay it at her feet , or he would leave his bones on the Barren Moun- tains . A superb banquet was served , and every thing the 30 THE ...
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