Blind man's holiday; or, Short tales for the nursery, by the author of 'Mia and Charlie'.Griffith and Farran, successors to Newbery & Harris, 1860 - 214 pages |
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... flowers and birdseed , came to her , and made an odd jumble in her head with the words she was reading . In this rather dull way spring afternoons passed with Helen — at least , six afternoons of every week passed so ; but the seventh ...
... flowers and birdseed , came to her , and made an odd jumble in her head with the words she was reading . In this rather dull way spring afternoons passed with Helen — at least , six afternoons of every week passed so ; but the seventh ...
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... flower , and beyond , another wooden wall painted black , precisely like the one she had looked at so long . I dare say you think that all this was soon seen , that one look at the cabbages and the trees would have satisfied Helen , and ...
... flower , and beyond , another wooden wall painted black , precisely like the one she had looked at so long . I dare say you think that all this was soon seen , that one look at the cabbages and the trees would have satisfied Helen , and ...
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... flowers grew between the stones , and , half hidden among the flowers , here and there were strange monsters , which Stephen had cut out in wood and painted , and placed there to surprise people . Some were like serpents 74 1 SWANLAND .
... flowers grew between the stones , and , half hidden among the flowers , here and there were strange monsters , which Stephen had cut out in wood and painted , and placed there to surprise people . Some were like serpents 74 1 SWANLAND .
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... Flowers red and blue ; The cuckoo loud from the meadow calls , And children long to make cowslip balls ; They hate their tasks and long to play , Following cuckoo all the day . But cuckoo , cuckoo , They don't love you , For you were ...
... Flowers red and blue ; The cuckoo loud from the meadow calls , And children long to make cowslip balls ; They hate their tasks and long to play , Following cuckoo all the day . But cuckoo , cuckoo , They don't love you , For you were ...
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... flower roots . Wriggle was a very fussy little worm ; he never thought of look- ing about for the best way of going anywhere , but went wriggling along in the most conceited manner without any carefulness or consideration . Curly , on ...
... flower roots . Wriggle was a very fussy little worm ; he never thought of look- ing about for the best way of going anywhere , but went wriggling along in the most conceited manner without any carefulness or consideration . Curly , on ...
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