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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... looked into one of the presses and brought out some basins , which she placed on the table , with spoons beside them ; then she found some bread in her basket , and broke some of it into each basin . The mule- driver watched the soup ...
... looked into one of the presses and brought out some basins , which she placed on the table , with spoons beside them ; then she found some bread in her basket , and broke some of it into each basin . The mule- driver watched the soup ...
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... looked at the now darkened windows , and listened to the wind mak- ing strange wild sounds among the hills . Bernard tried to be brave , as was right for the eldest and a boy ; but his heart felt heavy , and he longed for Ursula's ...
... looked at the now darkened windows , and listened to the wind mak- ing strange wild sounds among the hills . Bernard tried to be brave , as was right for the eldest and a boy ; but his heart felt heavy , and he longed for Ursula's ...
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... looked happy in the red light . " Children , " she said , " we have come to a new home to - day , very different from the one we have left . I hardly believe it is myself and you in this large room , by this wide hearth . " " It is very ...
... looked happy in the red light . " Children , " she said , " we have come to a new home to - day , very different from the one we have left . I hardly believe it is myself and you in this large room , by this wide hearth . " " It is very ...
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... looked into the fire as if she were think- ing , and the children thought of the father living apart from them and all the world . A word now and then , or a pat on the head , was all the notice he ever bestowed upon his children , and ...
... looked into the fire as if she were think- ing , and the children thought of the father living apart from them and all the world . A word now and then , or a pat on the head , was all the notice he ever bestowed upon his children , and ...
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... looked around him . The great logs were nearly burnt out , but the flickering light still played on the roughly- plastered walls and quaintly - carved presses . The sweeping blast now and then shook even the heavy door and rattled the ...
... looked around him . The great logs were nearly burnt out , but the flickering light still played on the roughly- plastered walls and quaintly - carved presses . The sweeping blast now and then shook even the heavy door and rattled the ...
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