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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... wings of the sea - gull ? Why can't you be contented with the talents and powers you possess ? If you can only walk in the same manner as all the rest of your race , still your speed is as great , and will carry you out of danger as ...
... wings of the sea - gull ? Why can't you be contented with the talents and powers you possess ? If you can only walk in the same manner as all the rest of your race , still your speed is as great , and will carry you out of danger as ...
Page 17
... wings . To finish my mis- fortunes , the hedges were so full of those idiotic Cockchafers , all up to their rude practical jokes , bouncing out on one , like flying dragons . And altogether the whole thing upset me so , that I took to ...
... wings . To finish my mis- fortunes , the hedges were so full of those idiotic Cockchafers , all up to their rude practical jokes , bouncing out on one , like flying dragons . And altogether the whole thing upset me so , that I took to ...
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... wings most frightfully . The agonies of pain I endured I cannot describe to you , for the very thought of it makes ... wing , and unable to fly long distances . This is why I cannot take the further flights you so often urge upon me . So ...
... wings most frightfully . The agonies of pain I endured I cannot describe to you , for the very thought of it makes ... wing , and unable to fly long distances . This is why I cannot take the further flights you so often urge upon me . So ...
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... wings stretched out rigid , but still beautiful in death ; his delicate limbs fixed and stiff , a prey to the inquisitive gaze of the monster Man ! Never more shall he traverse on agile wing the pleasant fields of air - never more feast ...
... wings stretched out rigid , but still beautiful in death ; his delicate limbs fixed and stiff , a prey to the inquisitive gaze of the monster Man ! Never more shall he traverse on agile wing the pleasant fields of air - never more feast ...
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... time after , while our Snail was slowly creeping along on his way to a fine fruit tree , richly laden , he beheld not far above his head a gorgeous creature . Its wings of a rich velvet - A SNAIL OF DISTINGUISHED FAMILY . 39.
... time after , while our Snail was slowly creeping along on his way to a fine fruit tree , richly laden , he beheld not far above his head a gorgeous creature . Its wings of a rich velvet - A SNAIL OF DISTINGUISHED FAMILY . 39.
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