Cousin Trix and Her Welcome TalesGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1868 - Children's stories - 272 pages |
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... arm - chair , was finding nothing better to do as she sat there than to try and poke holes with her fingers in its holland covering . The third , who was called Roger , and was a short fat little fellow of nine , had clambered up upon ...
... arm - chair , was finding nothing better to do as she sat there than to try and poke holes with her fingers in its holland covering . The third , who was called Roger , and was a short fat little fellow of nine , had clambered up upon ...
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... arms . ' My birdie is tired to - day . What shall I do for her ? ' she asked . Monkeys , ' she said , turning her head round . for a moment to the other three , ' hold your chattering tongues , and don't make her head ache ! ' ' But we ...
... arms . ' My birdie is tired to - day . What shall I do for her ? ' she asked . Monkeys , ' she said , turning her head round . for a moment to the other three , ' hold your chattering tongues , and don't make her head ache ! ' ' But we ...
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... arms . So Cousin Trix said she would do her best , though it was not likely that she should please them all ; and , after thinking for a few moments , while the children took their seats , she told them this tale . POOR OLD NEPTUNE ...
... arms . So Cousin Trix said she would do her best , though it was not likely that she should please them all ; and , after thinking for a few moments , while the children took their seats , she told them this tale . POOR OLD NEPTUNE ...
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... arms about the dog's neck , and sobbed aloud , and pressed his curly head against the poor old heart . I don't think they two thought of anything but one another for a whole minute or more , even though the other four Key people were ...
... arms about the dog's neck , and sobbed aloud , and pressed his curly head against the poor old heart . I don't think they two thought of anything but one another for a whole minute or more , even though the other four Key people were ...
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... arms . And then , with Harry's hand in his , he went down on his knees by Neptune's side on the cottage floor . ' My brave old dog ! My faithful , loving , noble dog ! ' he said , and burst into tears over the old shaggy head that with ...
... arms . And then , with Harry's hand in his , he went down on his knees by Neptune's side on the cottage floor . ' My brave old dog ! My faithful , loving , noble dog ! ' he said , and burst into tears over the old shaggy head that with ...
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ABSOLON amusing asked BARBARA HUTTON beautiful began Bertha cloth elegant coloured course creature cried Blue-eyes cried Effie crying Daisy dear delightful door Effie's Engravings exclaimed eyes face fairy-land fancy fast Fcap feel forest Frontispiece gave gilt edges hand happy HARRISON WEIR Harry's head heart hour Illustrations Jack JOHN TIMBS kind King knew lady laughed little Blue-eyes little Effie little Harry live looked Lord Edgar Lords in Waiting minutes morning morocco mother mother-mouse mouse never night once Phiz poor Dwarf poor little pretty Prince Queen Mab replied Blue-eyes replied Cousin Trix Roger round Royal 16mo Second Edition seemed shoes sight sleep Small 4to smile softly soon stable-yard story strange Super-royal 16mo sure talk tell thing THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought three fairies told took Trix's WEIR whole wonderful young
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