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... sides . Worse tricks than these are those of the Wilder Mann . When the soil is sterile and ungrateful ; when any of the wonted promises of nature are unfulfilled ; when the axe of the lonely woodman rebounds from the stubborn trunk and ...
... sides . Worse tricks than these are those of the Wilder Mann . When the soil is sterile and ungrateful ; when any of the wonted promises of nature are unfulfilled ; when the axe of the lonely woodman rebounds from the stubborn trunk and ...
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... high lakes ; " i . e . lakes on a high mountain level . There are three such in the valley of Matsch , the inundations of which often work sad havoc . dismally over the mountain - sides ; the people closed Norg Myths . 15.
... high lakes ; " i . e . lakes on a high mountain level . There are three such in the valley of Matsch , the inundations of which often work sad havoc . dismally over the mountain - sides ; the people closed Norg Myths . 15.
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... sides ; the people closed their doors and shutters against the blast , and lis- tened to the roar of the elements , trembling with the thought that every moment might come the signal of the inundation which should carry them and their ...
... sides ; the people closed their doors and shutters against the blast , and lis- tened to the roar of the elements , trembling with the thought that every moment might come the signal of the inundation which should carry them and their ...
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... side , and take you up the rest of the way . " And he took his departure , singing , — " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit . " The next night Theresa courageously set out on her way , and climbed as far as the Wetterkreuz- and it was ...
... side , and take you up the rest of the way . " And he took his departure , singing , — " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit . " The next night Theresa courageously set out on her way , and climbed as far as the Wetterkreuz- and it was ...
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... side , watching for her eyes to open , and the moment she gave signs of conscious- ness he made a sign for the cortége to halt . Quick as thought a refection was laid out on the green- sward , while a band of Norg musicians performed ...
... side , watching for her eyes to open , and the moment she gave signs of conscious- ness he made a sign for the cortége to halt . Quick as thought a refection was laid out on the green- sward , while a band of Norg musicians performed ...
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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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