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... no piano and no work - tables ; while the kitchen yawned like a gloomy cavern , stripped of its bright tins and cheerful dishes . And the dusky shades of evening fell and wrapped it in still darker 12 TALES OF THE TOYS .
... no piano and no work - tables ; while the kitchen yawned like a gloomy cavern , stripped of its bright tins and cheerful dishes . And the dusky shades of evening fell and wrapped it in still darker 12 TALES OF THE TOYS .
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... bright scarlet colour ; and , like those two on the opposite side , which are of a rich dark blue , are made of morocco leather . This is made from the skin of Spanish goats , carefully tanned with oak bark , and then dyed on the grain ...
... bright scarlet colour ; and , like those two on the opposite side , which are of a rich dark blue , are made of morocco leather . This is made from the skin of Spanish goats , carefully tanned with oak bark , and then dyed on the grain ...
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... bright , gas - lighted window of the gay toy - shop , and who knew all its contents by heart , as well as its owner . But they never hoped , poor little souls ! except in dreams , for all these beautiful toys . Dirty little Polly , who ...
... bright , gas - lighted window of the gay toy - shop , and who knew all its contents by heart , as well as its owner . But they never hoped , poor little souls ! except in dreams , for all these beautiful toys . Dirty little Polly , who ...
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... bright flaxen curls had been carefully arranged by the nurse . The little thing had borne all this very impatiently , and had fretted and fidgeted to get away to her new toys ; but her nurse would not let her go till she was " made tidy ...
... bright flaxen curls had been carefully arranged by the nurse . The little thing had borne all this very impatiently , and had fretted and fidgeted to get away to her new toys ; but her nurse would not let her go till she was " made tidy ...
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... bright , golden curls were all gone , like her rosy , childish bloom . But sickness had not been able to subdue the innocent , loving nature and bright spirit ; and though the smile on her pale little mouth made her mother turn away in ...
... bright , golden curls were all gone , like her rosy , childish bloom . But sickness had not been able to subdue the innocent , loving nature and bright spirit ; and though the smile on her pale little mouth made her mother turn away in ...
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ABSOLON Adventures amuse Ball BARBARA HUTTON beautiful better bird Bob and Tom Bonnie Prince Charlie bright Busy Bee called carefully Celia Charlie child cloth elegant coloured cupboard dear delighted Doll door eagerly Engravings Ethel fancy Fcap Florry flowers Frank Frontispiece gave gilt edges going happy HARRISON WEIR heard History holiday HOOD Hoop Humming Top Illustrations Jemmie JOHN TIMBS kitchen Kite lady leather legs Lily little girl lived look Mamma marbles Mary merry Miss Watson mistress mother never nice Noah's Ark Nurse nursery old Joe once Papa plain playthings pleasant poor little Post 8vo pretty replied rest Robin round Royal 16mo Sandbay Second Edition Shuttlecock sister Skipping-rope Small 4to Spenser story Super-royal 16mo sure tail Teddy tell thing THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD Tom HOOD took toys Uncle Gee WEIR young
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