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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... soon on his knees before the hearth , with his tinder - box , striking a light ; then coaxing some small twigs to burn , and blowing them gently , till the great logs caught fire and a cheerful blaze went roaring up the chimney ...
... soon on his knees before the hearth , with his tinder - box , striking a light ; then coaxing some small twigs to burn , and blowing them gently , till the great logs caught fire and a cheerful blaze went roaring up the chimney ...
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... soon , and struck the logs till they sent great tongues of flame up the wide chimney , and lighted up the whole room . For some time she was busied with her bundles , unpacking the children's clothes and laying them in the press ; but ...
... soon , and struck the logs till they sent great tongues of flame up the wide chimney , and lighted up the whole room . For some time she was busied with her bundles , unpacking the children's clothes and laying them in the press ; but ...
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... soon laid in their white nests , dropping asleep in spite of the winds without , and the occa- sional sound of their father's step in the room above . Ursula went downstairs again to fasten the great door and see Bernard settled in his ...
... soon laid in their white nests , dropping asleep in spite of the winds without , and the occa- sional sound of their father's step in the room above . Ursula went downstairs again to fasten the great door and see Bernard settled in his ...
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... soon , and he 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 ...
... soon , and he 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 ...
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... , so far as you can ; " and so he went up the stairs to his lonely room . Soon Ursula fetched Miriam and Cora , after she had carried to their father his coffee and oaten cakes . The little THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN . 19.
... , so far as you can ; " and so he went up the stairs to his lonely room . Soon Ursula fetched Miriam and Cora , after she had carried to their father his coffee and oaten cakes . The little THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN . 19.
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