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... feeling , not exactly unpleasant , only a little frightening . She seemed to herself as if she were fading away , going into nothing , growing so light that her feet instinctively left the ground , GATHERING STRAWBERRIES . 23.
... feeling , not exactly unpleasant , only a little frightening . She seemed to herself as if she were fading away , going into nothing , growing so light that her feet instinctively left the ground , GATHERING STRAWBERRIES . 23.
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... feeling very much pleased with the admiration of such a nobly - born butterfly . She had often wished to be a princess , and next to being a princess , she thought it would be very delightful to be an earl's daughter . ' In my beautiful ...
... feeling very much pleased with the admiration of such a nobly - born butterfly . She had often wished to be a princess , and next to being a princess , she thought it would be very delightful to be an earl's daughter . ' In my beautiful ...
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... feeling very much pleased with her companion's praise , for he was certainly very handsome , and there was some- thing remarkably distinguished in his appearance . She longed very much to know his name , and replied blushing , and in a ...
... feeling very much pleased with her companion's praise , for he was certainly very handsome , and there was some- thing remarkably distinguished in his appearance . She longed very much to know his name , and replied blushing , and in a ...
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... was very far indeed from feeling sure that she should like always to remain a butterfly , whatever troubles might happen to her in becoming once more a little child . With the sweet morning air came in a delicious scent 74 AMY'S WISH .
... was very far indeed from feeling sure that she should like always to remain a butterfly , whatever troubles might happen to her in becoming once more a little child . With the sweet morning air came in a delicious scent 74 AMY'S WISH .
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... feelings . ' Oh ! if I could only die ! ' she said . ' Nobody cares for me . ' ' Die ! nonsense , ' said Sylphina ; ' what do you want to die for ? ' ' Because I have grown ugly ; because nobody loves me ; because they call me a little ...
... feelings . ' Oh ! if I could only die ! ' she said . ' Nobody cares for me . ' ' Die ! nonsense , ' said Sylphina ; ' what do you want to die for ? ' ' Because I have grown ugly ; because nobody loves me ; because they call me a little ...
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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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