Blind man's holiday; or, Short tales for the nursery, by the author of 'Mia and Charlie'. (by A. Keary).1883 |
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afraid afternoon Archie asked Aunt Helen baby basket began Buzz Calkill called carriage chair citron cake cuckoo curtsey dear dinner door Emma Emma Lewis eyes face fairies fish-man Flapsy foolish Francis and Hugh garden gloves grandmamma hand happy head hear heard Helen felt Helen saw Helen thought Johnny and Nayum knew laugh lessons little boy little girl little Helen little Mary look mamma Martha minute Miss Anne Stainton Miss Helen Miss Miminy Piminy morning multiplication table never nice Nurse Bream Oldcastle Pamela Neale papa Patience piece play pleasant poor pretty Miss Stainton round sorry stay stood story story-books strange street sure Swanland swans talk Tartar tell things tired told took Uncle Alfred Van Diemen's Land voice walk Walter watch Willie wise girl wish wonder Wriggle
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