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... upon impulse are con- stantly forgetting things . ' ' Yes , mamma , there was papa's nosegay you trusted me to put into his vase ; I forgot that , but I never thought that forgetting was a fault . I have AMY'S HOME . 5.
... upon impulse are con- stantly forgetting things . ' ' Yes , mamma , there was papa's nosegay you trusted me to put into his vase ; I forgot that , but I never thought that forgetting was a fault . I have AMY'S HOME . 5.
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... never had such a " Day of Misfortunes " as Rosamond's . I think it is because I have got such a dear darling mother that she helps me out of my troubles , my " Sloughs of Despond , " as Clara calls them , quicker . ' ' The best thing is ...
... never had such a " Day of Misfortunes " as Rosamond's . I think it is because I have got such a dear darling mother that she helps me out of my troubles , my " Sloughs of Despond , " as Clara calls them , quicker . ' ' The best thing is ...
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... never thought of that before , ' said Amy , looking more thoughtful than was her wont . ' You see , mamma , I get tired of looking at the bird in my hand ; I get too accustomed to it to care for it much ; but those birds in the bush ...
... never thought of that before , ' said Amy , looking more thoughtful than was her wont . ' You see , mamma , I get tired of looking at the bird in my hand ; I get too accustomed to it to care for it much ; but those birds in the bush ...
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... never mend matters . " There's another proverb to add to your list . Instead of crying , tell me how it was , and how it came you put it into your pocket . ' ' I don't know , ' sobbed Amy , shaking her head . ' I don't remember putting ...
... never mend matters . " There's another proverb to add to your list . Instead of crying , tell me how it was , and how it came you put it into your pocket . ' ' I don't know , ' sobbed Amy , shaking her head . ' I don't remember putting ...
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... never only punish ourselves . You have deprived your little friends of a pleasure also . But as they don't know of it , they are not conscious of the pleasure they have lost , so they will not fret over it . ' ' Ah , yes ! ' said Amy ...
... never only punish ourselves . You have deprived your little friends of a pleasure also . But as they don't know of it , they are not conscious of the pleasure they have lost , so they will not fret over it . ' ' Ah , yes ! ' said Amy ...
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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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