Crosspatch, the Cricket and the Counterpane: A Patchwork of Story and SongGriffith and Farran, (successors to Newbery & Harris), corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1865 - Children's poetry - 188 pages |
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... Now , I think there is no time of the year that is so pleasant as Easter , " answered Katrina . " See how pretty the market - place is then , with the great baskets full of coloured eggs ! Some dark 58 CROSSPATCH , THE CRICKET ,
... Now , I think there is no time of the year that is so pleasant as Easter , " answered Katrina . " See how pretty the market - place is then , with the great baskets full of coloured eggs ! Some dark 58 CROSSPATCH , THE CRICKET ,
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A Patchwork of Story and Song Frances Freeling Broderip. the great baskets full of coloured eggs ! Some dark blue , like your stockings , Jan , and others purple , like winter cabbage ; and the pink and the red - and oh ! the golden ...
A Patchwork of Story and Song Frances Freeling Broderip. the great baskets full of coloured eggs ! Some dark blue , like your stockings , Jan , and others purple , like winter cabbage ; and the pink and the red - and oh ! the golden ...
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... colouring the pictures of some children's books - funny pictures they were , that made many a fireside merry ; but these poor little things only looked upon them as work , and no smile was on the poor AND THE COUNTERPANE . 123.
... colouring the pictures of some children's books - funny pictures they were , that made many a fireside merry ; but these poor little things only looked upon them as work , and no smile was on the poor AND THE COUNTERPANE . 123.
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... coloured relics of Summer , you may know it is Crosspatch , selecting the prettiest coloured patches for her quilt , and thinking she hears , through the dreary sound of the wind , the terrible goblin striding after her and demanding ...
... coloured relics of Summer , you may know it is Crosspatch , selecting the prettiest coloured patches for her quilt , and thinking she hears , through the dreary sound of the wind , the terrible goblin striding after her and demanding ...
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... coloured , gilt edges . Merry Songs for Little Voices ; The words by Mrs. BRODERIP ; set to music by THOMAS MURBY , author of " The Musical Student's Manual , ' " " The Golden Wreath , " etc .; with 40 illustrations by THOMAS HOOD ...
... coloured , gilt edges . Merry Songs for Little Voices ; The words by Mrs. BRODERIP ; set to music by THOMAS MURBY , author of " The Musical Student's Manual , ' " " The Golden Wreath , " etc .; with 40 illustrations by THOMAS HOOD ...
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ABSOLON African Wanderers bird Bless Blue Mountains blue sky Bluebottle bright cake Charlie child cloak coloured counterpane Cricket cried Crosspatch dainty Dame dare dark dear delight door Dripping Ladle Engravings eyes fair fairy fairy tale fancy Fcap FINSBURY CIRCUS flowers Frontispiece giantess GILBERT gilt edges girl goblin Golden wings green Grizzle hand HARRISON WEIR heart Hearth Brush History huge Isles Klaus leaves Legal Rectitude legs lived looked maiden mee-ow Mitché moon morning morocco mother mouse nest nice night ogre once patch peep Piddiwisket plain poor pretty price 6d prince princess Queen replied Restless round Second Edition shoes silver Sleekcoat sleep Small 4to smile spider story Super Royal 16mo sweet tale Third Edition THOMAS HOOD tiny took vain little mouse voice wind Worldly Wisdom young
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