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... their mouths , on which their kind Pa flew forth to find it for them , and in turn gave them each their share , as well as to his dear mate . This was a hard day's work , and when night HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS . 3.
... their mouths , on which their kind Pa flew forth to find it for them , and in turn gave them each their share , as well as to his dear mate . This was a hard day's work , and when night HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS . 3.
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... 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 .
... 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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... dear , dear birds . " 66 " Hold , my love , " said Mrs. Ben - son ; though I praise your kind words , I would tell you that there are poor boys and girls , as well as poor birds . " " Well , dear Ma , " said Fred , " I will but buy some ...
... dear , dear birds . " 66 " Hold , my love , " said Mrs. Ben - son ; though I praise your kind words , I would tell you that there are poor boys and girls , as well as poor birds . " " Well , dear Ma , " said Fred , " I will but buy some ...
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... dear birds , " said the hen , " how do you do ? " Quite well , thank you , " said all at once . “ And we have had such fun , " said Rob , " for Pa has sung us such a sweet song . " " I think , " said Dick , " I should like to learn it ...
... dear birds , " said the hen , " how do you do ? " Quite well , thank you , " said all at once . “ And we have had such fun , " said Rob , " for Pa has sung us such a sweet song . " " I think , " said Dick , " I should like to learn it ...
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... dear , in what I have just told them ? " " Quite so , " said he ; " I shall be glad to teach them all I can , but we must talk of that by and by . Who is to feed poor Pecks ? " Oh ! I , I , " said the hen , and was gone in a trice . 99 ...
... dear , in what I have just told them ? " " Quite so , " said he ; " I shall be glad to teach them all I can , but we must talk of that by and by . Who is to feed poor Pecks ? " Oh ! I , I , " said the hen , and was gone in a trice . 99 ...
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ABSOLON Adventures 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 knew leave live look Lu-cy mate meal mind morocco nest nice old birds pain Pecks Phiz plain poor birds poor thing Post 8vo rest ROBINS 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 took tree Wil-son wings wish words worm young birds young friends young Red-breasts
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