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... for their home . In this sweet spot , where no rude boy dare come , the hen laid four eggs , and then took her seat on them , and no one could tempt 22 B her to leave the nest for long , till she HIS-TO-RY OF THE ROB-INS...
... for their home . In this sweet spot , where no rude boy dare come , the hen laid four eggs , and then took her seat on them , and no one could tempt 22 B her to leave the nest for long , till she HIS-TO-RY OF THE ROB-INS...
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... boy of six years of age , who , as soon as he had a peep at them , ran to Mrs. Ben - son , that he might get some food for them . " I must have a great piece of bread now , " said he , " for there are birds of all sorts which have come ...
... boy of six years of age , who , as soon as he had a peep at them , ran to Mrs. Ben - son , that he might get some food for them . " I must have a great piece of bread now , " said he , " for there are birds of all sorts which have come ...
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... boys and girls , as tell you well as poor birds . " " Well , dear Ma , " said Fred , " I will but buy some coarse grain then . ” As he spoke the last words , the birds , as their meal was done , thought it best to go back to their nest ...
... boys and girls , as tell you well as poor birds . " " Well , dear Ma , " said Fred , " I will but buy some coarse grain then . ” As he spoke the last words , the birds , as their meal was done , thought it best to go back to their nest ...
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... boy was there who took up the worms to fish with , whom she had fears of , and so she flew off to a place where he had not gone to ; but as soon as she had got what she went for , she flew back as quick as bird could , and though she ...
... boy was there who took up the worms to fish with , whom she had fears of , and so she flew off to a place where he had not gone to ; but as soon as she had got what she went for , she flew back as quick as bird could , and though she ...
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... boys and girls , they rose in good time , and had said their prayers , and made them clean , and took care to have their tasks well off by heart be - fore the first meal ; yet , as they had had a long walk the last night , they lay late ...
... boys and girls , they rose in good time , and had said their prayers , and made them clean , and took care to have their tasks well off by heart be - fore the first meal ; yet , as they had had a long walk the last night , they lay late ...
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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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