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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... sight . " There he goes ! " muttered Ursula . " Those stupid things are more to him than his children . " Then she stopped the mule , which drooped its head and panted after the toilsome ascent , and lifted the boy , little Bernard , to ...
... sight . " There he goes ! " muttered Ursula . " Those stupid things are more to him than his children . " Then she stopped the mule , which drooped its head and panted after the toilsome ascent , and lifted the boy , little Bernard , to ...
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... you must see this glorious sight . ' The mistress sighed and laid the baby in his cot , and we went up to the place where the telescope was kept . ' Look ! ' cried the master ; ' what do you see , Ursula ? ' ( 12 HACCO THE DWARF ; OR.
... you must see this glorious sight . ' The mistress sighed and laid the baby in his cot , and we went up to the place where the telescope was kept . ' Look ! ' cried the master ; ' what do you see , Ursula ? ' ( 12 HACCO THE DWARF ; OR.
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... sight of the dwarf , and clung to Ursula's dress as she stood in the door- way . The milking was over , and the dwarf handed the great jug to Ursula , who went back into the house and poured some of the milk into a tin can , which she ...
... sight of the dwarf , and clung to Ursula's dress as she stood in the door- way . The milking was over , and the dwarf handed the great jug to Ursula , who went back into the house and poured some of the milk into a tin can , which she ...
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... sight , but followed him like a dog all day , and lay down to sleep at his door all night . By and by he grew more sensible , and the master took pains with him and taught him all manner of things . At first he had been cruel to animals ...
... sight , but followed him like a dog all day , and lay down to sleep at his door all night . By and by he grew more sensible , and the master took pains with him and taught him all manner of things . At first he had been cruel to animals ...
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... with awe at the glorious sight that met their eyes . The mist was rising higher and higher , till , even while they gazed , it rolled away from the highest rocky peaks of the op- posite THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN . 25.
... with awe at the glorious sight that met their eyes . The mist was rising higher and higher , till , even while they gazed , it rolled away from the highest rocky peaks of the op- posite THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN . 25.
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