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... give counsels in his farming ; to the good housewife an unfailing store - bobbins of linen thread which all her weaving never exhausts ; they help the youth or the maiden to obtain the return of the love they have longed for , and have ...
... give counsels in his farming ; to the good housewife an unfailing store - bobbins of linen thread which all her weaving never exhausts ; they help the youth or the maiden to obtain the return of the love they have longed for , and have ...
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... should turn out even so and no invention or imagination — can give . 5 The three helpers against the plague . There are many churches so called in Tirol . A selection of these tales I have put into English Introduction . 9.
... should turn out even so and no invention or imagination — can give . 5 The three helpers against the plague . There are many churches so called in Tirol . A selection of these tales I have put into English Introduction . 9.
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... give , to such of my readers as did not possess it already , the key to their application , and I need not now append to each a tedious interpretation of the fantastic personages and scenes I shall have to introduce . It remains only to ...
... give , to such of my readers as did not possess it already , the key to their application , and I need not now append to each a tedious interpretation of the fantastic personages and scenes I shall have to introduce . It remains only to ...
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... give you something warm . " But before he could answer he heard a weak voice within , " Beware , Theresl , of the wolves- remember we are in ' Matsch der Wölfe Heimath " . " " " Never fear , mother dear , " replied the maiden , " this ...
... give you something warm . " But before he could answer he heard a weak voice within , " Beware , Theresl , of the wolves- remember we are in ' Matsch der Wölfe Heimath " . " " " Never fear , mother dear , " replied the maiden , " this ...
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... give up the advantage of its possession , but with great good humour he told the dwarf he reckoned it too great an advantage to have the opportunity of visiting his beautiful territory to give it up for nothing ; but he assured him he ...
... give up the advantage of its possession , but with great good humour he told the dwarf he reckoned it too great an advantage to have the opportunity of visiting his beautiful territory to give it up for nothing ; but he assured him he ...
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answered asked baron Baroness beautiful brothers castle Clamer cloth coloured cried Death's Head delight Devil Dietlieb Dietrich von Bern dwarf earth Edition Eligio exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear Fearless Johnny Gerach gilt edges Giuseppa give gold hand happiness HARRISON WEIR head heard heart heroes Hildebrand horse Illustrations Jössl Katharina king Klein-Else knew lady Lareyn laugh live look Luxehale magician maiden Marmolata Molveno morocco mother mountain never night Norg once orphan Aennerl Ottilia palace passed pears peasant plain poor Post 8vo prince princess promise Radpot Rathgeb replied rich rock rose round Royal 16mo seemed Simild South Tirol story sword Taland tell Theodoric thing THOMAS DARNELL thought Three Black Dogs Tirol told Tom HOOD took turned voice Vorarlberg walked wife Wilder Jäger Wittich word young Zovanin
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