Live Toys; Or Anecdotes of Our Four-legged and Other PetsGriffith and Farran, (successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1862 - Children's stories - 136 pages |
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... tried hard to persuade our Mamma to let us have a goat , and a goat - carriage for ourselves . What a nice Pet that would have been ! But Mamma said she could not take it about , as we travelled much , and also that a goat B would butt ...
... tried hard to persuade our Mamma to let us have a goat , and a goat - carriage for ourselves . What a nice Pet that would have been ! But Mamma said she could not take it about , as we travelled much , and also that a goat B would butt ...
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... tried the sugar , peeped into the cups , and seemed highly amused at the different articles which he was now examining for the first time . Then he flew on the top of the picture frames that hung on the wall , then on the curtain rods ...
... tried the sugar , peeped into the cups , and seemed highly amused at the different articles which he was now examining for the first time . Then he flew on the top of the picture frames that hung on the wall , then on the curtain rods ...
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... until we returned . There was a huge cat living in the barracks . We always had been in dread of her , and had tried to make her afraid of entering our door ; but whilst we were away , she one day found all the 8 LIVE TOYS .
... until we returned . There was a huge cat living in the barracks . We always had been in dread of her , and had tried to make her afraid of entering our door ; but whilst we were away , she one day found all the 8 LIVE TOYS .
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... tried to fly , when perched on the top bannister of a large well staircase of four flights . Down she came like a lump of lead on the floor below , and when we ran to pick her up , poor Poll was gasping , lying on her back , with her ...
... tried to fly , when perched on the top bannister of a large well staircase of four flights . Down she came like a lump of lead on the floor below , and when we ran to pick her up , poor Poll was gasping , lying on her back , with her ...
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... tried to strike him , he used to dodge round a pillar , and then rush at them again from the other side . Often he singled out one man for his attacks , and then Neddy assisted his friend , by biting at the same man from behind , but he ...
... tried to strike him , he used to dodge round a pillar , and then rush at them again from the other side . Often he singled out one man for his attacks , and then Neddy assisted his friend , by biting at the same man from behind , but he ...
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