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... taught them to dress , for she said it was good to be neat , both for their health and to please the eye of the world . At the same time she told them they should not be proud nor tell lies . us , " These are bad faults , " said she ...
... taught them to dress , for she said it was good to be neat , both for their health and to please the eye of the world . At the same time she told them they should not be proud nor tell lies . us , " These are bad faults , " said she ...
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... taught me to put off my fears when I saw the top of him , my heart did throb so that I thought I should die , and every quill of me shook ; but , when I found him to stay but a short while , I got well , and was in hopes he was quite ...
... taught me to put off my fears when I saw the top of him , my heart did throb so that I thought I should die , and every quill of me shook ; but , when I found him to stay but a short while , I got well , and was in hopes he was quite ...
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... taught me that there is harm in all acts that give pain to life ; and I own I have much love for birds . " " Well , " said Miss Jen - kins , " I have no such love , for my part . I do try at times to rear those which Ned brings home ...
... taught me that there is harm in all acts that give pain to life ; and I own I have much love for birds . " " Well , " said Miss Jen - kins , " I have no such love , for my part . I do try at times to rear those which Ned brings home ...
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... taught to think their pains end with their lives , as they have no souls ; and so , to kill them is not the same as to kill a man , who is , it may be , not fit to go to God . " " I had thought for a long time , " said one of Mrs. Ben ...
... taught to think their pains end with their lives , as they have no souls ; and so , to kill them is not the same as to kill a man , who is , it may be , not fit to go to God . " " I had thought for a long time , " said one of Mrs. Ben ...
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In Words of One Syllable Sarah Trimmer, Charles Swete. things , taught by the Wise One to do what they had need of , to keep them and their young safe , but the sight of the wise pig , which has just been shown in Lon - don , has wrought ...
In Words of One Syllable Sarah Trimmer, Charles Swete. things , taught by the Wise One to do what they had need of , to keep them and their young safe , but the sight of the wise pig , which has just been shown in Lon - don , has wrought ...
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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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