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... as - Old Mother Twitchett , who has but one eye , And a long tail , which she lets fly ; And as she whips through every gap , She leaves a piece of her tail in the trap . " Upon being called , the old lady trotted up very 20 THE GILT PIN .
... as - Old Mother Twitchett , who has but one eye , And a long tail , which she lets fly ; And as she whips through every gap , She leaves a piece of her tail in the trap . " Upon being called , the old lady trotted up very 20 THE GILT PIN .
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... eye upon the Pin , who , in a lan- guishing attitude , leaned carelessly against the toilet cushion . “ And what may your trade be ? " the old lady enquired of the gilt beauty . " I don't belong to such a vulgar thing as a trade ...
... eye upon the Pin , who , in a lan- guishing attitude , leaned carelessly against the toilet cushion . “ And what may your trade be ? " the old lady enquired of the gilt beauty . " I don't belong to such a vulgar thing as a trade ...
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... eyes that no harm should happen to them . And she thought her cares and fatigues most amply repaid when one happy day the little things chipped the shell and crept out - tiny , unfledged birdies - awkward enough , with their long limbs ...
... eyes that no harm should happen to them . And she thought her cares and fatigues most amply repaid when one happy day the little things chipped the shell and crept out - tiny , unfledged birdies - awkward enough , with their long limbs ...
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... eyes ; 66 you can't think how old Polly Puddle has abused me . She said you were the cause of her parish pay being stopped . I had taken her down a bit of our custard pudding- but she threw it out in the road , before my face ; and said ...
... eyes ; 66 you can't think how old Polly Puddle has abused me . She said you were the cause of her parish pay being stopped . I had taken her down a bit of our custard pudding- but she threw it out in the road , before my face ; and said ...
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... clay was buried from her eyes , she tended its grave , and planted fragrant flowers and shrubs around it . She was but a poor woman , and had no gold or silver , or - costly marble , to mark the spot where her AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BASKET .
... clay was buried from her eyes , she tended its grave , and planted fragrant flowers and shrubs around it . She was but a poor woman , and had no gold or silver , or - costly marble , to mark the spot where her AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BASKET .
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