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... nice one , fit to please young birds ; so that , though they did not feel quite at ease with his strong wings on them , they did not mind it , nor think the time the hen was out of the nest so long . She had not got the food in the ...
... nice one , fit to please young birds ; so that , though they did not feel quite at ease with his strong wings on them , they did not mind it , nor think the time the hen was out of the nest so long . She had not got the food in the ...
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... nice worm . " What can be wrong here ? " said the cock , when his mouth was free ; " can one of my young ones have done what was not right ? But I may not stop to ask just now , for I have left a fine worm which may be gone if I do not ...
... nice worm . " What can be wrong here ? " said the cock , when his mouth was free ; " can one of my young ones have done what was not right ? But I may not stop to ask just now , for I have left a fine worm which may be gone if I do not ...
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... nice chief you would make , in truth , who do not know how to rule your own heart . I will not stand to talk much to you now , but you may be sure I will not let you use my young ones ill , nor yet your good Ma ; and if you go on to try ...
... nice chief you would make , in truth , who do not know how to rule your own heart . I will not stand to talk much to you now , but you may be sure I will not let you use my young ones ill , nor yet your good Ma ; and if you go on to try ...
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... nice bird , but you would look at her fine shape more than the plumes which form her dress . Pecks had no charms of form to win the eye , but the want was met by her kind heart . She was all peace . She sought to please the old birds ...
... nice bird , but you would look at her fine shape more than the plumes which form her dress . Pecks had no charms of form to win the eye , but the want was met by her kind heart . She was all peace . She sought to please the old birds ...
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... nice thing was put in his way , would eat till he was sick ? " Fred hung down his head , for he knew that he was apt to show his love for good things too much . แ Well , " said his Ma , " I 38 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
... nice thing was put in his way , would eat till he was sick ? " Fred hung down his head , for he knew that he was apt to show his love for good things too much . แ Well , " said his Ma , " I 38 HIS - TO - RY OF THE ROB - INS .
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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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