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... good many boys had prizes that year , and the Professor was greatly pleased with our improvement . This he told us in a little speech , in which he said-- " " Oh ! please , Mr. Roberts , don't tell THE WONDERFUL PILL . 37.
... good many boys had prizes that year , and the Professor was greatly pleased with our improvement . This he told us in a little speech , in which he said-- " " Oh ! please , Mr. Roberts , don't tell THE WONDERFUL PILL . 37.
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... told me that vain people only get laughed at , and being laughed at is as bad as a pill , I should think . " Wrong again , " said her father , smiling . 66 " Well , then you must tell us , " pleaded both the little girls . And Mr ...
... told me that vain people only get laughed at , and being laughed at is as bad as a pill , I should think . " Wrong again , " said her father , smiling . 66 " Well , then you must tell us , " pleaded both the little girls . And Mr ...
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... told of his hospitality and kindness . Indeed , nothing can equal the love and admiration with which the inhabitants of this district regard his memory , or the veneration they show to any relic or place connected with him . In the ...
... told of his hospitality and kindness . Indeed , nothing can equal the love and admiration with which the inhabitants of this district regard his memory , or the veneration they show to any relic or place connected with him . In the ...
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... told by the inhabitants of Llansyllan , about a little Welsh girl whose courage and good sense preserved Glendower from falling into the hands of the English . Her name was Jenny Fechan , or Vaughan , and her parents , who dwelt on a ...
... told by the inhabitants of Llansyllan , about a little Welsh girl whose courage and good sense preserved Glendower from falling into the hands of the English . Her name was Jenny Fechan , or Vaughan , and her parents , who dwelt on a ...
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... told me to dress , for the morning promised to be fair , and she intended us to ascend Snowdon . We started early , on ponies , and Sylvine's new friend went with us , for the two children had made up their quarrel , and Mrs. Hill asked ...
... told me to dress , for the morning promised to be fair , and she intended us to ascend Snowdon . We started early , on ponies , and Sylvine's new friend went with us , for the two children had made up their quarrel , and Mrs. Hill asked ...
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Holidays Among the Mountains: Or Scenes and Stories of Wales (Classic Reprint) M. Betham Edwards No preview available - 2017 |
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