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... written for the Working Men's Institute , Paris . With Illustrations . Imperial 16m0 , 3s . 6d . ' Distinguished by extreme clearness , and teems with informa- tion of a useful and popular character .'- Guardian . Every - Day Things ...
... written for the Working Men's Institute , Paris . With Illustrations . Imperial 16m0 , 3s . 6d . ' Distinguished by extreme clearness , and teems with informa- tion of a useful and popular character .'- Guardian . Every - Day Things ...
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... written outside , and very orderly and nice they looked . Often in a winter evening , when there were no fresh flowers to dry , she used to look over her summer's flowers , and talk about the places where they grew . 6 MARCH . When ...
... written outside , and very orderly and nice they looked . Often in a winter evening , when there were no fresh flowers to dry , she used to look over her summer's flowers , and talk about the places where they grew . 6 MARCH . When ...
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... plants for their own sake , we shall never tire of inquiring all about them , and their relatives in other coun- tries , from those who know all about them , and have written books to tell us . MAY . ' Then came faire May , the fayrest.
... plants for their own sake , we shall never tire of inquiring all about them , and their relatives in other coun- tries , from those who know all about them , and have written books to tell us . MAY . ' Then came faire May , the fayrest.
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... written in a list of plants , and even to this day the fancy exists that fairies like to live in the pretty coloured bell of the ' folk's glove . ' When this bell is suddenly struck on the hand , a snapping sound is heard , which the ...
... written in a list of plants , and even to this day the fancy exists that fairies like to live in the pretty coloured bell of the ' folk's glove . ' When this bell is suddenly struck on the hand , a snapping sound is heard , which the ...
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... written and said about the hazel tree , and in old times rods of the hazel were thought to be quite magical in their power . Conjurors always used hazel rods , and superstitious people thought they could discover all sorts of things by ...
... written and said about the hazel tree , and in old times rods of the hazel were thought to be quite magical in their power . Conjurors always used hazel rods , and superstitious people thought they could discover all sorts of things by ...
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