Funny Fables for Little FolksGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery & Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1860 - Animals - 98 pages |
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... lovely hues and graceful fringes , you cannot wonder that we poor , dull - looking creatures should try to set ourselves off to the best of our poor power . ' " " The Anemone waved her fingers in what she considered her most captivating ...
... lovely hues and graceful fringes , you cannot wonder that we poor , dull - looking creatures should try to set ourselves off to the best of our poor power . ' " " The Anemone waved her fingers in what she considered her most captivating ...
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... lovely white spiral tower , like mine ! " said a conceited young Whelk , close by . " Ah , but I should not like your slow - coach style of travelling , " said the Crab , slyly . " You crawl along like snails , one step in a minute ...
... lovely white spiral tower , like mine ! " said a conceited young Whelk , close by . " Ah , but I should not like your slow - coach style of travelling , " said the Crab , slyly . " You crawl along like snails , one step in a minute ...
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... lovely place , favoured alike by the warm kisses of the sun , and the softest of southern zephyrs , was the haunt of myriads of bees . Here , under this shady hedge , in the mild , earliest days of spring , the sweet white and purple ...
... lovely place , favoured alike by the warm kisses of the sun , and the softest of southern zephyrs , was the haunt of myriads of bees . Here , under this shady hedge , in the mild , earliest days of spring , the sweet white and purple ...
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... lovely , and not half so trying to the eyes , as that very burning sun you speak of . " " Don't talk nonsense , mother . I know better ; because your eyes are no more than great dim glasses , you think everybody else must be weak ...
... lovely , and not half so trying to the eyes , as that very burning sun you speak of . " " Don't talk nonsense , mother . I know better ; because your eyes are no more than great dim glasses , you think everybody else must be weak ...
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... lovely pale light for distant lamps to guide our way , but these deceitful flames only allure to destroy . " " I don't believe it , " retorted the obstinate Moth ; C " I'm sure such a brilliant , clear light can't DEATH AND DIRGE OF ...
... lovely pale light for distant lamps to guide our way , but these deceitful flames only allure to destroy . " " I don't believe it , " retorted the obstinate Moth ; C " I'm sure such a brilliant , clear light can't DEATH AND DIRGE OF ...
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Adventures African Wanderers ALFRED CROWQUILL amusing Anemone ANIMALS asked Author bang beautiful Bird Blacktop boil BOYS bright Brue Buttons Caterpillar charming Cheffonier child Children cloth coloured Crab creature dear delicate Downy elegant Engravings eyes Fairy fancy Fcap feel flowers Foxglove Frontispiece garden Gazette German Language GILBERT gilt edges Glow-worm green Grunter H. K. BROWNE Phiz HARRISON WEIR Hassock Hermit Crab History horrid humble Illus Illustrations by HARRISON Illustrations by JOHN JOHN ABSOLON lady legs Lessons light Limpet little Kettle live look lovely Magpie Mignonette Miss Madge morning morocco mother neighbour never nice Numbers Panjandrum plain pleasant poor Prawn Pray Queen Victoria quiet Rook round Royal 16mo Sablewing Salvia SCENES Second Edition shell shining Skye terrier Small 4to Snail Stud Super-royal 16mo sure Tabby Tale tell thing THOMAS HOOD volume walk wings wonder young
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