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... CIVIL- ( continued ) . 130 CHAPTER XI . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND 140 CHAPTER XII . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND- ( continued ) 152 CHAPTER XIII . PRINCE WISEWIT'S RETURN 162 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . IN an vi CONTENTS .
... CIVIL- ( continued ) . 130 CHAPTER XI . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND 140 CHAPTER XII . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND- ( continued ) 152 CHAPTER XIII . PRINCE WISEWIT'S RETURN 162 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . IN an vi CONTENTS .
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... CIVIL- ( continued ) 130 CHAPTER XI . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND . 140 CHAPTER XII . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND- ( continued ) 152 CHAPTER XIII . PRINCE WISEWIT'S RETURN . 162 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . IN an vi CONTENTS .
... CIVIL- ( continued ) 130 CHAPTER XI . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND . 140 CHAPTER XII . THE STORY OF MERRYMIND- ( continued ) 152 CHAPTER XIII . PRINCE WISEWIT'S RETURN . 162 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . IN an vi CONTENTS .
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... Prince Wisewit , governed the land together - Wisewit was a wonderful prince for knowledge and pru- dence . He knew the whole art of government , the tempers of men , and the powers of the stars ; moreover , he was a great magician ...
... Prince Wisewit , governed the land together - Wisewit was a wonderful prince for knowledge and pru- dence . He knew the whole art of government , the tempers of men , and the powers of the stars ; moreover , he was a great magician ...
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... prince especially , because she could never deceive him . There was peace and pleasure for many a year in King Winwealth's city , till one day at mid- summer Prince Wisewit went alone to the forest , in search of a strange herb for his ...
... prince especially , because she could never deceive him . There was peace and pleasure for many a year in King Winwealth's city , till one day at mid- summer Prince Wisewit went alone to the forest , in search of a strange herb for his ...
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... Prince Wisewit . There was surprising bustle about the palace , a most noble building , so spacious that it had a room for every day in the year . All the floors were of ebony , and all the ceilings of silver , and there was such a ...
... Prince Wisewit . There was surprising bustle about the palace , a most noble building , so spacious that it had a room for every day in the year . All the floors were of ebony , and all the ceilings of silver , and there was such a ...
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