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The autumn night is dark and cold ; The wind blows loud ; the year grows old ,
The dead leaves whirl and rustle chill ; The cricket ' s chirp is long and shrill ; The
skies that were so soft and warm Mutter and bode of gathering storm . And now ...
The autumn night is dark and cold ; The wind blows loud ; the year grows old ,
The dead leaves whirl and rustle chill ; The cricket ' s chirp is long and shrill ; The
skies that were so soft and warm Mutter and bode of gathering storm . And now ...
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... dear children , " he said ; “ I am not deaf ful an expression of good - will and
affection , that she and dumb . I was only looking at your faces to was ashamed of
having thought he must be crazy . see whether I should leave some of my magic
...
... dear children , " he said ; “ I am not deaf ful an expression of good - will and
affection , that she and dumb . I was only looking at your faces to was ashamed of
having thought he must be crazy . see whether I should leave some of my magic
...
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What a pleasure to sit and break off twigs of barley sugar , candied cherries , and
leaves that tasted like peppermint and sassafras ! Lilly rocked in the branches
and ate away until she had finished the top of the little tree ; then she climbed ...
What a pleasure to sit and break off twigs of barley sugar , candied cherries , and
leaves that tasted like peppermint and sassafras ! Lilly rocked in the branches
and ate away until she had finished the top of the little tree ; then she climbed ...
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I ' m sure it must people if they eat too much of such rubbish as be interesting , ”
said Lilly , picking herself up after cake and candy , and scorn wholesome bread .
I a tumble , having eaten nearly all the cake she leave my ginger behind when I ...
I ' m sure it must people if they eat too much of such rubbish as be interesting , ”
said Lilly , picking herself up after cake and candy , and scorn wholesome bread .
I a tumble , having eaten nearly all the cake she leave my ginger behind when I ...
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ning to the great white sea of flour , he dashed in , stalks rustled their leaves in
the warm air that came head first , holding the yeast - cake clasped to his from the
ovens hidden in the hill - sides ; for bread breast as if his life depended on it ...
ning to the great white sea of flour , he dashed in , stalks rustled their leaves in
the warm air that came head first , holding the yeast - cake clasped to his from the
ovens hidden in the hill - sides ; for bread breast as if his life depended on it ...
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| Title | St. Nicholas, Volume 13, Part 1 Volumes 591-599 of American periodical series, 1850-1900 |
| Contributor | Mary Mapes Dodge |
| Publisher | Scribner, 1886 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Oct 2007 |
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