The Talking Bird, Or, The Little Girl who Knew what was Going to HappenGrant and Griffith (successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1856 - Aunts - 96 pages |
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... stairs , and see if I have left it on my dressing table . Well , this is provoking , and so late too , and that tiresome Barbara all behind hand ! Jump up Frank , and help , you know how it harasses me to lose anything . " a “ With all ...
... stairs , and see if I have left it on my dressing table . Well , this is provoking , and so late too , and that tiresome Barbara all behind hand ! Jump up Frank , and help , you know how it harasses me to lose anything . " a “ With all ...
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... stairs out of my sight , I don't so much mind , " returned Miss Tatchet , " it would fidget me beyond anything , to see it hopping about in the parlour . " " We must have a cage , or Ponto will make quick work of it , " cried Frank ...
... stairs out of my sight , I don't so much mind , " returned Miss Tatchet , " it would fidget me beyond anything , to see it hopping about in the parlour . " " We must have a cage , or Ponto will make quick work of it , " cried Frank ...
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... stairs , a cloud of disappointment gathered on her brow . She stood and looked on with an abstracted air , while Margaret contrived a nest for the dove , in the corner of the window board , where the sun shone in the brightest . " How ...
... stairs , a cloud of disappointment gathered on her brow . She stood and looked on with an abstracted air , while Margaret contrived a nest for the dove , in the corner of the window board , where the sun shone in the brightest . " How ...
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... stairs to ascertain the cause of the uproar . " " Matter ! " cried Barbara ; " we have had Ponto and master Frank together at their tricks ; and if that ain't enough , I don't know what is . " " Frank is a naughty boy to teaze you so ...
... stairs to ascertain the cause of the uproar . " " Matter ! " cried Barbara ; " we have had Ponto and master Frank together at their tricks ; and if that ain't enough , I don't know what is . " " Frank is a naughty boy to teaze you so ...
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... stairs , twisting the tempt- ing little billet backwards and forwards over her finger . Margaret , who had never seriously indulged a thought of the visit , began to reach out her best frock , and to arrange her hair , singing merrily ...
... stairs , twisting the tempt- ing little billet backwards and forwards over her finger . Margaret , who had never seriously indulged a thought of the visit , began to reach out her best frock , and to arrange her hair , singing merrily ...
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African Wanderers Aunt Tatchet beautiful boys cage Captain Wilton child cloth coloured coming cried Barbara cried Frank cried Margaret cried Miss Tatchet cried Rose dare say dear delightful disgrace door drawing-room Elton's Engravings eyes face Fcap feeling FINSBURY CIRCUS fire garet GILBERT gilt edges going to happen gold watch hand happy head History Illustrated by H Illustrations by JOHN ISAAC TAYLOR JOHN ABSOLON JOHN GILBERT let it go little girls look love Margaret best magic lantern mind minute Miss Rose morning naughty never peeping Pixies plain Ponto poor Rose portmanteau pray pretty Queen Victoria replied Rose Rose and Margaret Rose felt Rose's round Second Edition secret sister slides Small 4to sobbing stairs stood Stories sure talking bird tears teaze tell thing thought tiny old woman to-morrow told tone turning Uncle Wilton Uncle's whispered window wish wonder word Young
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