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... wildfire ; every one hasted to deck their houses festively , and put on their best attire , to do honour to the conquerors ; and when they appeared , shouted their thanks in loud accla- mations Carlo Magno and the Giant .
... wildfire ; every one hasted to deck their houses festively , and put on their best attire , to do honour to the conquerors ; and when they appeared , shouted their thanks in loud accla- mations Carlo Magno and the Giant .
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... the castle bearing his good wife in his arms , and presenting her to all his people , bade them honour her as their lawful mistress . Female pilgrim . SIMPLE JOHNNY AND THE SPELL- BOUND PRINCESSES . HEN Ferdinand El Conde Sol .
... the castle bearing his good wife in his arms , and presenting her to all his people , bade them honour her as their lawful mistress . Female pilgrim . SIMPLE JOHNNY AND THE SPELL- BOUND PRINCESSES . HEN Ferdinand El Conde Sol .
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... honour and favour , and married them to the two elder princesses . It was in vain that the youngest princess tried to explain the deceit : there were four living witnesses against her ; for the elder princesses took the part of their ...
... honour and favour , and married them to the two elder princesses . It was in vain that the youngest princess tried to explain the deceit : there were four living witnesses against her ; for the elder princesses took the part of their ...
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... honours . But before long he was stricken with another infirmity : gradually his hearing began to fail ; and getting no relief from his physicians , he very soon became quite deaf . A proclamation of great reward attracted the learned ...
... honours . But before long he was stricken with another infirmity : gradually his hearing began to fail ; and getting no relief from his physicians , he very soon became quite deaf . A proclamation of great reward attracted the learned ...
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... merit , his indignation rose high against his third son - in - law , whom he supposed to be living in shameful indolence , and doing nothing for the honour of the dynasty and nation . So he pronounced a and the Spell - bound Princesses .
... merit , his indignation rose high against his third son - in - law , whom he supposed to be living in shameful indolence , and doing nothing for the honour of the dynasty and nation . So he pronounced a and the Spell - bound Princesses .
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Adventures alcázar Alonso answered Araucanians armour arms asked BARBARA HUTTON beautiful black charger Blanca brother called castle Christian cloth elegant coloured Conde Corregidor count courage Coveña cried Don Ercilla Don Froilan Don Leonardo Don Pablo Doña Josefa Edition exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear Floreta G. A. HENTY gave gilt edges give hair hand HARRISON WEIR heard heart hermit honour Illustrations Juan Juan de Herrera Juanita king kingdom knew knight lady little princess live Lolita looked maravedis Marmolejo Moorish Moors Munuza never noble passed Pedro Jimenez Perrico poor prince princess Pura Raguel Ramon replied rope round Royal 16mo sent shepherd Shillings Shillings and Sixpence sight Spain Spanish sprites stood story sword tell thee thing thought Tia Trinidad told Toledo took Turian turned Valencia Vamba wife woodman word young Zaragoza
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