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... able to trust you to be my little postman yet awhile , ' Amy's tears ran afresh at this thought . ' Oh ! no- body will trust me , ' she said ; ' and to - morrow is my birthday , and mamma won't be able to trust me to do anything for her ...
... able to trust you to be my little postman yet awhile , ' Amy's tears ran afresh at this thought . ' Oh ! no- body will trust me , ' she said ; ' and to - morrow is my birthday , and mamma won't be able to trust me to do anything for her ...
Page 58
... able to help her . Not a creature was in sight . There was one comfort in this , for if there was no one to help her , there was no one either to hurt her . The sun was fast sinking in the west , and its setting rays were gilding a ...
... able to help her . Not a creature was in sight . There was one comfort in this , for if there was no one to help her , there was no one either to hurt her . The sun was fast sinking in the west , and its setting rays were gilding a ...
Page 63
... able to ap- proach our prey with safety ; and secondly , not to re- move too much of it and so allow our enemy to escape . In short , the task before us is no easy one , we must kill the butterfly in her trap , without SYLPHINA . 63.
... able to ap- proach our prey with safety ; and secondly , not to re- move too much of it and so allow our enemy to escape . In short , the task before us is no easy one , we must kill the butterfly in her trap , without SYLPHINA . 63.
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... able to do that now ? ' ' No , ' said Amy indignantly ; ' I would not be so naughty if I could . Poor mamma ! I don't like you at all ; you know you ought not to do it . I'll tell Lily Fay all about you , and then she ' ll turn you into ...
... able to do that now ? ' ' No , ' said Amy indignantly ; ' I would not be so naughty if I could . Poor mamma ! I don't like you at all ; you know you ought not to do it . I'll tell Lily Fay all about you , and then she ' ll turn you into ...
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... able to tell her where Apollo was . She looked at her torn wing . It was not very perceptible when she was at rest ; it made her halt a little in flying , that was all . Would he care for her still ? ' Her cogitations were interrupted ...
... able to tell her where Apollo was . She looked at her torn wing . It was not very perceptible when she was at rest ; it made her halt a little in flying , that was all . Would he care for her still ? ' Her cogitations were interrupted ...
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ABSOLON Adventures Amy felt Amy's Apollo BARBARA HUTTON basket bird butterfly child Clara cloth elegant coloured companion creature danced dear delicious dressed Ellise Engravings exclaimed eyes Fairy Queen Fairyland fancy Fcap fear flowers forget Fourth Edition Frontispiece garden gates gentle gilt edges Hall of Light hand happy HARRISON WEIR head heard History Hubert Illustrations JOHN TIMBS kissing Lady Fritillary laughing leaf Lessons Lily Fay little fairies little girl lovely maids of honour mamma Miss Amy morocco mother naughty never nosegay nurse papa plain Poor Beauty Post 8vo pretty Price 6d rainbow replied Sylphina Royal 16mo Second Edition sing sister song sorry stars stop Stories suddenly Super-royal 16mo sweet tear tell thee there's Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thou thought toad TOM HOOD tone tree Trolls Venus voice whisper wings wish wonder young
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