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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Page 10
... strange thing to him how all the other dogs and beasts about the place seemed able to make out so much more about it than he could . There was Frisk , for instance , the little black - and - white terrier : now Frisk seemed to know ...
... strange thing to him how all the other dogs and beasts about the place seemed able to make out so much more about it than he could . There was Frisk , for instance , the little black - and - white terrier : now Frisk seemed to know ...
Page 11
... strange , confused , perplexing place , like poor old Neptune . It was all very smooth and very pleasant to him , and quite as comprehensible as there was any need for it to be . And he would shrug his shoulders when Neptune now and ...
... strange , confused , perplexing place , like poor old Neptune . It was all very smooth and very pleasant to him , and quite as comprehensible as there was any need for it to be . And he would shrug his shoulders when Neptune now and ...
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... strange thing that he tries to teach me about my paws , I do think he would come oftener . Oh , I wish I could find out what he wants ! I wonder if I could find it out if I were to lie quite still here , and try to think ! ' said ...
... strange thing that he tries to teach me about my paws , I do think he would come oftener . Oh , I wish I could find out what he wants ! I wonder if I could find it out if I were to lie quite still here , and try to think ! ' said ...
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... strange things there now and then to disorderly persons , and even , on more than one occasion , to disorderly and wandering dogs ; very strange and alarming sort of men , several dogs of his acquaintance had described them to him as ...
... strange things there now and then to disorderly persons , and even , on more than one occasion , to disorderly and wandering dogs ; very strange and alarming sort of men , several dogs of his acquaintance had described them to him as ...
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... strange man's face , leaping now a few steps to the right hand , now a few steps to the left , wondering so why the man did not go on and lead the way , trying with such dumb , earnest patience to find out what it all meant , desiring ...
... strange man's face , leaping now a few steps to the right hand , now a few steps to the left , wondering so why the man did not go on and lead the way , trying with such dumb , earnest patience to find out what it all meant , desiring ...
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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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