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... moss , and wove it so closely and firmly , and then lined the inside very neatly and softly with hair , so that no ordinary mis- chance could destroy the little dwelling so patiently and carefully made . And then Mrs. Hempie put the ...
... moss , and wove it so closely and firmly , and then lined the inside very neatly and softly with hair , so that no ordinary mis- chance could destroy the little dwelling so patiently and carefully made . And then Mrs. Hempie put the ...
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... shape and of huge size , cushioned with soft water mosses , invited rest and repose . At the end of the great hall , a superb nautilus shell , glowing with all the colours of the rainbow , and 88 THE FROG THAT WENT A - WOOING .
... shape and of huge size , cushioned with soft water mosses , invited rest and repose . At the end of the great hall , a superb nautilus shell , glowing with all the colours of the rainbow , and 88 THE FROG THAT WENT A - WOOING .
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... a very charming spot , for a crystal brook trickled , with the sweetest murmur in the world , through a forest of arching green ferns ; while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , THE MISSION AMONG FLOWERS . 101.
... a very charming spot , for a crystal brook trickled , with the sweetest murmur in the world , through a forest of arching green ferns ; while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , THE MISSION AMONG FLOWERS . 101.
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And Other Tales Frances Freeling Broderip. while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , to accommodate the visitors . A troop of busy gnats served as stewards , to receive the company , and assign to each their proper seat ...
And Other Tales Frances Freeling Broderip. while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , to accommodate the visitors . A troop of busy gnats served as stewards , to receive the company , and assign to each their proper seat ...
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... mosses that sprung thickly on the spot . The Cup Moss , with its slender long stalks , and its relation the Peziza ... Moss , having a large family , peopled every corner of spare room . And they agreed very well on the whole -quite as ...
... mosses that sprung thickly on the spot . The Cup Moss , with its slender long stalks , and its relation the Peziza ... Moss , having a large family , peopled every corner of spare room . And they agreed very well on the whole -quite as ...
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