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... look at all those birds ! Miss Horton look at all that moss on that bank ! Papa , how far have we to go ? I want to get there , but I like driving along these pretty lanes ! Oh ! look at that field , quite yellow ; are those cowslips ...
... look at all those birds ! Miss Horton look at all that moss on that bank ! Papa , how far have we to go ? I want to get there , but I like driving along these pretty lanes ! Oh ! look at that field , quite yellow ; are those cowslips ...
Page 13
... are they not , Aunt Jane ? where- abouts are they ? " The aunt showed her where to look for them , and she threw herself on the bank to enjoy the delightful perfume . " They're very sweet , to be sure , " SPRING . 13.
... are they not , Aunt Jane ? where- abouts are they ? " The aunt showed her where to look for them , and she threw herself on the bank to enjoy the delightful perfume . " They're very sweet , to be sure , " SPRING . 13.
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... look like shot and dust and bits of straw into the ground , and cover- ing them up , and marking where he has put them with bits of stick ? What good will they come to ? " Miss Horton and her aunt were busy talk- ing at 18 COUNTRY ...
... look like shot and dust and bits of straw into the ground , and cover- ing them up , and marking where he has put them with bits of stick ? What good will they come to ? " Miss Horton and her aunt were busy talk- ing at 18 COUNTRY ...
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... look by telling both the children to put their bonnets on . Agnes was ready in five minutes ; not so Caroline , who carried her morning indolence through the day . Miss Horton apologised to Miss Mitchell for her pupil's slowness , and ...
... look by telling both the children to put their bonnets on . Agnes was ready in five minutes ; not so Caroline , who carried her morning indolence through the day . Miss Horton apologised to Miss Mitchell for her pupil's slowness , and ...
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... look long without finding it . " Miss Mitchell here interrupted her friend by stopping at a cottage door , where a girl of about thirteen was sweeping the step , and two little boys of five and seven were sitting on low stools learning ...
... look long without finding it . " Miss Mitchell here interrupted her friend by stopping at a cottage door , where a girl of about thirteen was sweeping the step , and two little boys of five and seven were sitting on low stools learning ...
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Visits to Beechwood Farm: Or, Country Pleasures and Hints for Happiness ... Catharine M. A. Couper No preview available - 2013 |
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