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... wing crushed . ' Oh , poor little butterfly ! I am so sorry , ' sobbed poor Amy . I am afraid I can never make you well again , ' and a tear dropped from her bright blue eyes upon the butterfly's wing . Suddenly the wings seemed to roll ...
... wing crushed . ' Oh , poor little butterfly ! I am so sorry , ' sobbed poor Amy . I am afraid I can never make you well again , ' and a tear dropped from her bright blue eyes upon the butterfly's wing . Suddenly the wings seemed to roll ...
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... wings . She tried to speak to the fairy , to tell her she had not made up her mind what her last wish was , but the words only formed themselves in her thoughts , and then floated away out of her mouth , making no sound but an almost ...
... wings . She tried to speak to the fairy , to tell her she had not made up her mind what her last wish was , but the words only formed themselves in her thoughts , and then floated away out of her mouth , making no sound but an almost ...
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... wings . She strained her ears to hear , but only a word here and there could she catch . ' So call me - real - come , My name -- ly- ' ' We are to have our tea in the woods this after- noon , ' continued Hubert ; ' but where in the ...
... wings . She strained her ears to hear , but only a word here and there could she catch . ' So call me - real - come , My name -- ly- ' ' We are to have our tea in the woods this after- noon , ' continued Hubert ; ' but where in the ...
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... wings with silent ecstasy , then rose lightly in the air , just resting over a honeysuckle to sip the sweet honey from its corolla , and then gaily flew over her sister's head , whispering to herself , ' Oh , how happy I am ! who would ...
... wings with silent ecstasy , then rose lightly in the air , just resting over a honeysuckle to sip the sweet honey from its corolla , and then gaily flew over her sister's head , whispering to herself , ' Oh , how happy I am ! who would ...
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... heavy cloud that at that moment covered the sun . Amy shivered , a piercing cold ran through her frame , as though a thousand wings were fanning her , and the following words were sung close to her in a shrill whistling 28 AMY'S WISH .
... heavy cloud that at that moment covered the sun . Amy shivered , a piercing cold ran through her frame , as though a thousand wings were fanning her , and the following words were sung close to her in a shrill whistling 28 AMY'S WISH .
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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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