Hacco, the Dwarf, Or, The Tower on the Mountain: And Other TalesGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1865 - Children's stories - 270 pages |
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... answered the old woman , kindly ; " we don't hear the watchman call out the hours , or the carriages roll along the paved street here . Bernard won't see the soldiers march by the windows with music of trumpets and drums , and Miriam ...
... answered the old woman , kindly ; " we don't hear the watchman call out the hours , or the carriages roll along the paved street here . Bernard won't see the soldiers march by the windows with music of trumpets and drums , and Miriam ...
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... answered , kissing her . " I've brought all your little things , and you shall have them to - morrow , and help me to put them away in the cupboard . " " The king said Cora was a little rose herself , " remarked Miriam . " We shall all ...
... answered , kissing her . " I've brought all your little things , and you shall have them to - morrow , and help me to put them away in the cupboard . " " The king said Cora was a little rose herself , " remarked Miriam . " We shall all ...
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... answered gently- " No , my child , he does not hope to see her now . He looks at the stars , and tries to learn something about them - how they move , and why . It takes a whole life , I believe , to learn a very little about them ...
... answered gently- " No , my child , he does not hope to see her now . He looks at the stars , and tries to learn something about them - how they move , and why . It takes a whole life , I believe , to learn a very little about them ...
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... answer was a grunt , accompanied by a shake of the head , and the dwarf went on with his task . Bernard felt surprised , but his atten- tion was arrested at the moment by the sound of a step , and shading his eyes with his hand , he ...
... answer was a grunt , accompanied by a shake of the head , and the dwarf went on with his task . Bernard felt surprised , but his atten- tion was arrested at the moment by the sound of a step , and shading his eyes with his hand , he ...
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... answered good night in chorus , and Ursula unbarred and threw open the great door , letting in a gust of wind that made the firelight flicker and dance . Jerome crossed the threshold , gathered his cloak about him , and Ursula closed ...
... answered good night in chorus , and Ursula unbarred and threw open the great door , letting in a gust of wind that made the firelight flicker and dance . Jerome crossed the threshold , gathered his cloak about him , and Ursula closed ...
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