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... green spider ; when lo , as by magic , its lustres all came back ; its eye brightened , and it darted up again among the honeysuckles , flashing here and there , as if made up of rubies and emeralds ! Then the naturalist and his ...
... green spider ; when lo , as by magic , its lustres all came back ; its eye brightened , and it darted up again among the honeysuckles , flashing here and there , as if made up of rubies and emeralds ! Then the naturalist and his ...
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... green spiders . Every day , while her father was engaged upon other scientific work , Mildred watched the movements and habits of this little creature , and made careful note of them on paper ; and every evening she read this day's ...
... green spiders . Every day , while her father was engaged upon other scientific work , Mildred watched the movements and habits of this little creature , and made careful note of them on paper ; and every evening she read this day's ...
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... green spider . " 66 " You ! " said the naturalist , but not too seri- ously , for he knew Mildred sometimes talked in fun . " Why , the last thing I should say was good for a girl is a green spider ! " " Or for a little bird either ...
... green spider . " 66 " You ! " said the naturalist , but not too seri- ously , for he knew Mildred sometimes talked in fun . " Why , the last thing I should say was good for a girl is a green spider ! " " Or for a little bird either ...
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... min- erals , and yet find out finer secrets than they can tell him by sometimes paying close and loving attention to little birds and little girls , and finding out on what little things ( a tiny green spider 94 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
... min- erals , and yet find out finer secrets than they can tell him by sometimes paying close and loving attention to little birds and little girls , and finding out on what little things ( a tiny green spider 94 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
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Moncure Daniel Conway. out on what little things ( a tiny green spider , say , or a question answered ) the springs of life and death may depend . THE BUCKET AND THE ACORN H THE BUCKET AND THE THE NATURALIST , THE CHILD , ETC. 95.
Moncure Daniel Conway. out on what little things ( a tiny green spider , say , or a question answered ) the springs of life and death may depend . THE BUCKET AND THE ACORN H THE BUCKET AND THE THE NATURALIST , THE CHILD , ETC. 95.
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