Feathers and fairies; or, Stories from the realms of fancyGriffith and Farran, 1874 - 251 pages |
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... face are hurt by its burning rays . " But the Vultures answered , " To do this , O King , we must turn back in our flight ; for we are flying towards the north , and your face is turned towards the south . We desire to continue on our ...
... face are hurt by its burning rays . " But the Vultures answered , " To do this , O King , we must turn back in our flight ; for we are flying towards the north , and your face is turned towards the south . We desire to continue on our ...
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... The pianoforte keeps up a low musical murmur as an accompaniment to their chatter , while the clock puts another sort of expression into that stolid mimicking face of his , and sometimes I fancy , in his enjoyment THE CRUETS . 41.
... The pianoforte keeps up a low musical murmur as an accompaniment to their chatter , while the clock puts another sort of expression into that stolid mimicking face of his , and sometimes I fancy , in his enjoyment THE CRUETS . 41.
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... face , which says , ' Ah ! if you had only come in before I chimed that last quarter ! ' Well , on the night in which I heard the following stories , everything in the house seemed particularly lively . The moon was shining brightly ...
... face , which says , ' Ah ! if you had only come in before I chimed that last quarter ! ' Well , on the night in which I heard the following stories , everything in the house seemed particularly lively . The moon was shining brightly ...
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... faces ; the little rabbits scutter in and out among the brush- wood , playing at " Touch my tail , " as they call their pet game , -I suppose because there are no tails to touch ! The squirrels race up and down the branches , pelting ...
... faces ; the little rabbits scutter in and out among the brush- wood , playing at " Touch my tail , " as they call their pet game , -I suppose because there are no tails to touch ! The squirrels race up and down the branches , pelting ...
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... face , had me in his hand . This I discovered by peering out of the only eye I found I pos- sessed ; for when I shut this eye , all was per- fect darkness around me a state of things that has never altered for me since . Yet I was very ...
... face , had me in his hand . This I discovered by peering out of the only eye I found I pos- sessed ; for when I shut this eye , all was per- fect darkness around me a state of things that has never altered for me since . Yet I was very ...
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