The Doll and Her Friends: Or, Memoirs of the Lady SeraphinaGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1868 - Children - 96 pages |
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... once became aware of the uses , or even the names , of all I saw . No one took the trouble to teach me ; and it was only by dint of my own intense observation that I gained any knowledge at all . I did not at first even know that I was ...
... once became aware of the uses , or even the names , of all I saw . No one took the trouble to teach me ; and it was only by dint of my own intense observation that I gained any knowledge at all . I did not at first even know that I was ...
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... once , mamma ? It would take me a long time to choose what I shall spend my sixpence in , and I should like to give Willy his paint - box directly . ' ' By all means , ' answered the lady ; we will lose no time ; and I will bring you ...
... once , mamma ? It would take me a long time to choose what I shall spend my sixpence in , and I should like to give Willy his paint - box directly . ' ' By all means , ' answered the lady ; we will lose no time ; and I will bring you ...
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... once said I was dusty , and whisked a brush over my face ; but that was the only separate mark of interest I ever received from her . I had no reasonable ground of complaint , but I began to grow weary of the insipidity of my life , and ...
... once said I was dusty , and whisked a brush over my face ; but that was the only separate mark of interest I ever received from her . I had no reasonable ground of complaint , but I began to grow weary of the insipidity of my life , and ...
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... once more . One thing , however , was satisfactory : dolls certainly had their use . Seven had been bought , and therefore why not an eighth ? I had been sinking almost into a state of despondency ; but now my hopes revived , and my ...
... once more . One thing , however , was satisfactory : dolls certainly had their use . Seven had been bought , and therefore why not an eighth ? I had been sinking almost into a state of despondency ; but now my hopes revived , and my ...
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... once more stood opposite to me . The child remained for some moments as silent as myself , and then exclaimed— ' After all , mamma , I don't think there are any prettier dolls than these in the whole room . THE DOLL AND HER FRIENDS . 23.
... once more stood opposite to me . The child remained for some moments as silent as myself , and then exclaimed— ' After all , mamma , I don't think there are any prettier dolls than these in the whole room . THE DOLL AND HER FRIENDS . 23.
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