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... tion of her children . From her lips we never heard the answer so often obtained by restless , in- quisitive children- " I have no time to attend to you ! " - which might be rendered into the still more expressive Scotticism , " I canna ...
... tion of her children . From her lips we never heard the answer so often obtained by restless , in- quisitive children- " I have no time to attend to you ! " - which might be rendered into the still more expressive Scotticism , " I canna ...
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... tion of soot , she waited upon the old fairy and told her the following story . " That being herself a negro , and married to a negro , she had a child , whose complexion was fair ; she , therefore , desired to have a wash that would ...
... tion of soot , she waited upon the old fairy and told her the following story . " That being herself a negro , and married to a negro , she had a child , whose complexion was fair ; she , therefore , desired to have a wash that would ...
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... tion of the road she was to take in order to arrive safely at his mansion . Over and over again he repeated his instructions , always finishing with an earnest injunction to be sure and stop at the side of the large piece of water at ...
... tion of the road she was to take in order to arrive safely at his mansion . Over and over again he repeated his instructions , always finishing with an earnest injunction to be sure and stop at the side of the large piece of water at ...
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... resents my truant disposi- tion , nor " alters where she alteration finds , " but is indeed the firm , unchanging friend of whom death alone can deprive me . J. H. THE THREE WISHES . COME hither , little brother , 50 A CHAPTER ON DOLLS .
... resents my truant disposi- tion , nor " alters where she alteration finds , " but is indeed the firm , unchanging friend of whom death alone can deprive me . J. H. THE THREE WISHES . COME hither , little brother , 50 A CHAPTER ON DOLLS .
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... tion ordering everybody home for an hour . And then the children wished for knives and forks . Sure enough , down they came in a pretty sharp shower , for the fairies knew that the potatoes were getting cold . All the people in the town ...
... tion ordering everybody home for an hour . And then the children wished for knives and forks . Sure enough , down they came in a pretty sharp shower , for the fairies knew that the potatoes were getting cold . All the people in the town ...
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