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... would happen to - morrow , or longing to be anybody but her- self , or imagining impossible pleasures . Her father called her his little Amy of the Golden Dreams , while nurse gave her the homelier , but perhaps truer , 2 AMY'S WISH .
... would happen to - morrow , or longing to be anybody but her- self , or imagining impossible pleasures . Her father called her his little Amy of the Golden Dreams , while nurse gave her the homelier , but perhaps truer , 2 AMY'S WISH .
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Mrs. George Tylee. nurse gave her the homelier , but perhaps truer , title of Miss Scatter Brains . For ever she would be jump- ing up from her lessons , ' just to see what that noise was ; ' or ' who it could be that papa was speaking ...
Mrs. George Tylee. nurse gave her the homelier , but perhaps truer , title of Miss Scatter Brains . For ever she would be jump- ing up from her lessons , ' just to see what that noise was ; ' or ' who it could be that papa was speaking ...
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... Nurse , you will not have to call me Miss Scatter Brains much longer , ' said Amy that night as she was going to bed . ' I am sure I am very glad of that , Miss Amy , ' replied her nurse , ' for you do fly about so from one thing to ...
... Nurse , you will not have to call me Miss Scatter Brains much longer , ' said Amy that night as she was going to bed . ' I am sure I am very glad of that , Miss Amy , ' replied her nurse , ' for you do fly about so from one thing to ...
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... nurse had not interfered , pulling Amy back into the nursery , and shutting the door upon her brother . ' Come , Miss Amy , ' she said , ' you must go to bed now , and wait for your romp till to - morrow . ' And Amy , whispering to ...
... nurse had not interfered , pulling Amy back into the nursery , and shutting the door upon her brother . ' Come , Miss Amy , ' she said , ' you must go to bed now , and wait for your romp till to - morrow . ' And Amy , whispering to ...
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... nurse and little Arthur , who were waiting for her in the garden . ' Mamma , may we take Juno with us ? ' she asked , as she met her mother near the garden gate . ' Oh yes , Juno will be much obliged to you if you will give her another ...
... nurse and little Arthur , who were waiting for her in the garden . ' Mamma , may we take Juno with us ? ' she asked , as she met her mother near the garden gate . ' Oh yes , Juno will be much obliged to you if you will give her another ...
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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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