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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... turn to , and make some cakes , while here are plenty of hot ashes to roast the potatoes on . ” . Crosspatch ground her teeth , and grinned at him in impotent fear ; but the goblin tucked up his hairy shanks on her cosy cushion , and ...
... turn to , and make some cakes , while here are plenty of hot ashes to roast the potatoes on . ” . Crosspatch ground her teeth , and grinned at him in impotent fear ; but the goblin tucked up his hairy shanks on her cosy cushion , and ...
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... turn - out in her tidy kitchen , " I have not got any flour . ' " Never mind , " replied the courteous elf turning his left leg over so as to toast the sole of that foot , " there are a few grains of corn under the bin yonder , pick ...
... turn - out in her tidy kitchen , " I have not got any flour . ' " Never mind , " replied the courteous elf turning his left leg over so as to toast the sole of that foot , " there are a few grains of corn under the bin yonder , pick ...
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... turn over its contents , which were carefully strewn with lavender to keep the moths out . Here she kept her scarlet cloak , her Sunday shoes , her best cap and apron , and her steeple - crowned hat ; but down at the very bottom ...
... turn over its contents , which were carefully strewn with lavender to keep the moths out . Here she kept her scarlet cloak , her Sunday shoes , her best cap and apron , and her steeple - crowned hat ; but down at the very bottom ...
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... turn Has its own meed of praise ; Each has a wreath of pleasantness For its peculiar days . And this green earth is fair alike , Whether in garlands dress'd , Of Summer flowers , or Autumn fruits , Or in ice - jewell'd vest . But Spring ...
... turn Has its own meed of praise ; Each has a wreath of pleasantness For its peculiar days . And this green earth is fair alike , Whether in garlands dress'd , Of Summer flowers , or Autumn fruits , Or in ice - jewell'd vest . But Spring ...
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... turns and windings , to arrive at a point utterly west ; still he could fly to a certain extent . But the mother was ... turning out his graceful toes , and bending his elegant legs carelessly on the edge of the nest . " You will never ...
... turns and windings , to arrive at a point utterly west ; still he could fly to a certain extent . But the mother was ... turning out his graceful toes , and bending his elegant legs carelessly on the edge of the nest . " You will never ...
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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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