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... flowers and minerals , the artists their sketches , and the poet a romance showing that he had come nearer finding El Dorado and its enchanted fountain than either De Leon or De Soto who had so long sought the same in that region . They ...
... flowers and minerals , the artists their sketches , and the poet a romance showing that he had come nearer finding El Dorado and its enchanted fountain than either De Leon or De Soto who had so long sought the same in that region . They ...
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... flowers or trimming fruit - trees . Some of these caught sight of the Europeans passing , and such hastened to throw open their garden gates , and in clear English speech invited the captors and captured to enter . Now and then the ...
... flowers or trimming fruit - trees . Some of these caught sight of the Europeans passing , and such hastened to throw open their garden gates , and in clear English speech invited the captors and captured to enter . Now and then the ...
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... flower and a kiss , saying , " We are sent to lead you to the palace . " This palace , at which they all presently ... flowers . Strange to say , there were also some well - painted portraits on the walls . On a throne sat a handsome ...
... flower and a kiss , saying , " We are sent to lead you to the palace . " This palace , at which they all presently ... flowers . Strange to say , there were also some well - painted portraits on the walls . On a throne sat a handsome ...
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... flower , to whom he gave a bit of the rainbow he had brought down with him - on which account she was ever after ... flowers , but his nephew met that difficulty by adding a verse which told how the first Mother Violet , being a wise ...
... flower , to whom he gave a bit of the rainbow he had brought down with him - on which account she was ever after ... flowers , but his nephew met that difficulty by adding a verse which told how the first Mother Violet , being a wise ...
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... flowers , while the naturalist kept one corner well stored with green spiders . Every day , while her father was engaged upon other scientific work , Mildred watched the movements and habits of this little creature , and made careful ...
... flowers , while the naturalist kept one corner well stored with green spiders . Every day , while her father was engaged upon other scientific work , Mildred watched the movements and habits of this little creature , and made careful ...
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