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... green watercress to live on , and cool , fresh , young duck - weed to nibble , by way of salad , besides plenty of cool , clean water to dive about in , and the most delicious mud to lie in at the bottom ? " Tiny Tadpole admitted that ...
... green watercress to live on , and cool , fresh , young duck - weed to nibble , by way of salad , besides plenty of cool , clean water to dive about in , and the most delicious mud to lie in at the bottom ? " Tiny Tadpole admitted that ...
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... green leaves , and cool shelter of his happy home , all his thoughts and hopes were fixed on his legs , which he ner- vously watched every day , and stretched to the utmost of his power . To his great joy , at last , by slow degrees ...
... green leaves , and cool shelter of his happy home , all his thoughts and hopes were fixed on his legs , which he ner- vously watched every day , and stretched to the utmost of his power . To his great joy , at last , by slow degrees ...
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... green earth shall refresh me , when I wish for a temporary rest ! Tall water - reeds open the way for my coming ! Bulrushes and flags bend over my path ! " " It is a great pity , " drily remarked a huge Water Eft , a sort of miniature ...
... green earth shall refresh me , when I wish for a temporary rest ! Tall water - reeds open the way for my coming ! Bulrushes and flags bend over my path ! " " It is a great pity , " drily remarked a huge Water Eft , a sort of miniature ...
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... green lanes intersected the place at certain spaces , which all met at a little rustic lodge , roughly built of fir - poles , ornamented with the cones , and wreathed with garlands of wild hops . It was a delightful haunt for the ...
... green lanes intersected the place at certain spaces , which all met at a little rustic lodge , roughly built of fir - poles , ornamented with the cones , and wreathed with garlands of wild hops . It was a delightful haunt for the ...
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... green branches with a grand air , while he patronizingly requested her to draw nearer . " You seem to me to be a very judicious and discriminating person , " said he . " It does not require much judgment to be able to recognise all your ...
... green branches with a grand air , while he patronizingly requested her to draw nearer . " You seem to me to be a very judicious and discriminating person , " said he . " It does not require much judgment to be able to recognise all your ...
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