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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... papa ; I shall use them in the holidays , and leave them with Willy when I go back to school ; that was one reason why I bought them . Willy could do a good deal of carpentering on his sofa . ' True , my boy , and a kind thought . They ...
... papa ; I shall use them in the holidays , and leave them with Willy when I go back to school ; that was one reason why I bought them . Willy could do a good deal of carpentering on his sofa . ' True , my boy , and a kind thought . They ...
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... papa and mamma , whom I had seen in the bazaar . The first of the family to whom I was intro- duced was Willy , and I soon became much in- terested in him . He was a pale thin boy , who spent the day on a sofa , to and from which he was ...
... papa and mamma , whom I had seen in the bazaar . The first of the family to whom I was intro- duced was Willy , and I soon became much in- terested in him . He was a pale thin boy , who spent the day on a sofa , to and from which he was ...
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... papa and mamma , whom I already knew , and a young lady very like Rose , but older . I found she was Margaret , the eldest sister . They inquired whether Willy wanted anything before they went out ; and Margaret fetched a drawing that ...
... papa and mamma , whom I already knew , and a young lady very like Rose , but older . I found she was Margaret , the eldest sister . They inquired whether Willy wanted anything before they went out ; and Margaret fetched a drawing that ...
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... papa suggested various others which he thought might suit Rose's taste , — Sophonisba , Cleopatra , Araminta , Dulcinea , Ethelinda , etc .; but as she remained steady to her first choice , the LADY SERAPHINA was decided to be ...
... papa suggested various others which he thought might suit Rose's taste , — Sophonisba , Cleopatra , Araminta , Dulcinea , Ethelinda , etc .; but as she remained steady to her first choice , the LADY SERAPHINA was decided to be ...
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... papa once observed that his hothouse produced none so fine ; for the currants were as large as apples , and two cherries filled a dish . Rose and her companions performed the active duties of waiting at table on these occasions ; but ...
... papa once observed that his hothouse produced none so fine ; for the currants were as large as apples , and two cherries filled a dish . Rose and her companions performed the active duties of waiting at table on these occasions ; but ...
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