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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... knew better ; the children knew all about her ; and the moment she had put her head into the room up they started , as if the very sight of her had brought life into them all . In an instant Roger , on the table , gave a shout , and ...
... knew better ; the children knew all about her ; and the moment she had put her head into the room up they started , as if the very sight of her had brought life into them all . In an instant Roger , on the table , gave a shout , and ...
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... knew in the least what she was so much amused about ; and she did not try to tell them . However , they all laughed heartily , and that was one good thing accomplished , for their tempers felt decid- edly the better after they had done ...
... knew in the least what she was so much amused about ; and she did not try to tell them . However , they all laughed heartily , and that was one good thing accomplished , for their tempers felt decid- edly the better after they had done ...
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... knew quite well ( as , indeed , he did ) what a stupid , ugly , awkward dog he was , and could , sorrowfully , never make out why it should be so . And he always looked as if he were trying to understand the things that went on about ...
... knew quite well ( as , indeed , he did ) what a stupid , ugly , awkward dog he was , and could , sorrowfully , never make out why it should be so . And he always looked as if he were trying to understand the things that went on about ...
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... knew best ; for the outer world never treated him very kindly , and if at home he was roughly treated too at times , still it was home , where he had a right to be , which nobody disputed . And so he would lay himself down again ...
... knew best ; for the outer world never treated him very kindly , and if at home he was roughly treated too at times , still it was home , where he had a right to be , which nobody disputed . And so he would lay himself down again ...
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... knew , ' Hector perhaps would remark thoughtfully after this . A better - natured creature , I believe , never lived ; but any other dog so entirely devoid of all attractive- ness , either of mind or body , I for one unquestionably ...
... knew , ' Hector perhaps would remark thoughtfully after this . A better - natured creature , I believe , never lived ; but any other dog so entirely devoid of all attractive- ness , either of mind or body , I for one unquestionably ...
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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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