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... that his two new pets are at their food , and Har - ri - et thought she would try to tame them by kind acts . " Be sure , dear Fred , " said she , " not to fail to ask cook and John for the crumbs , and 8 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
... that his two new pets are at their food , and Har - ri - et thought she would try to tame them by kind acts . " Be sure , dear Fred , " said she , " not to fail to ask cook and John for the crumbs , and 8 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
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... Dick . you , I " You are not a wise bird then ; there is no shame but in acts that are wrong . To ask your Pa to teach you to sing is not a fault . Those who are good wish to teach their all that is 16 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
... Dick . you , I " You are not a wise bird then ; there is no shame but in acts that are wrong . To ask your Pa to teach you to sing is not a fault . Those who are good wish to teach their all that is 16 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
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... " Har - ri - et said that she would at all times try to act as her Ma said it was her wish she should do ; but , I grieve to say , Fred thought more how he might raise the sash , than gain by 2 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
... " Har - ri - et said that she would at all times try to act as her Ma said it was her wish she should do ; but , I grieve to say , Fred thought more how he might raise the sash , than gain by 2 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
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... act , and he seems to feel it , I will not be hard on him , and will ask his Ma to let him back . " On this he left the nest to seek for her . " Come back to us , my dear , " said he ; " Rob seems to feel that he has done wrong , and ...
... act , and he seems to feel it , I will not be hard on him , and will ask his Ma to let him back . " On this he left the nest to seek for her . " Come back to us , my dear , " said he ; " Rob seems to feel that he has done wrong , and ...
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... act so as not to give pain ; for which her Pa and Ma felt they must show her their love . This made the rest hate her ... acts . But it came to But it came to pass one day , that , in the midst of their bad words , the hen D came back ...
... act so as not to give pain ; for which her Pa and Ma felt they must show her their love . This made the rest hate her ... acts . But it came to But it came to pass one day , that , in the midst of their bad words , the hen D came back ...
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ABSOLON BARBARA HUTTON beasts Ben-son birds of prey boys and girls brood CHAP-TER cock coloured cried dear Dick Engravings eyes Fcap fear feed feel felt FINSBURY CIRCUS Flaps flew flight Fred and Har-ri-et Frontispiece gave gilt edges give glad grief grieve ground hand HARRISON WEIR heard heart hope hurt Illustrations JOHN TIMBS kill kind knew leave live Lu-cy mate meal mind nest nice old birds pain Pecks Phiz plain poor birds poor thing Post 8vo rest Royal 16mo safe Second Edition song soon stay Stories strange Super-royal 16mo sure sweet tale taught tell Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought told TOM HOOD took tree Wil-son wings wish words worm young birds young friends young Red-breasts
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