Aunt Jenny's American PetsGriffith and Farran,successors to Newberry and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1872 - Birds - 222 pages |
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... seemed to furnish an idea to Maggie ; for as they turned to go with the man she said , ' If I thought Aunt Jenny cared for flowers , I would gather her some violets out of my garden . Do you think she would like them , papa a ? ' ' Try ...
... seemed to furnish an idea to Maggie ; for as they turned to go with the man she said , ' If I thought Aunt Jenny cared for flowers , I would gather her some violets out of my garden . Do you think she would like them , papa a ? ' ' Try ...
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... seemed the sweetest and pleasantest they had ever heard in their lives ; and Maggie wondered how she could have had any doubts about understanding such a voice . Something there was in it like Aunt Marianne's voice , and yet some- thing ...
... seemed the sweetest and pleasantest they had ever heard in their lives ; and Maggie wondered how she could have had any doubts about understanding such a voice . Something there was in it like Aunt Marianne's voice , and yet some- thing ...
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Catherine Cooper Hopley. But it seemed as if Aunt Jenny would never reach her room , so many things there were to stop and look at on the way . Here was the old oak cabinet that had formerly stood in the library at The Grange ; there ...
Catherine Cooper Hopley. But it seemed as if Aunt Jenny would never reach her room , so many things there were to stop and look at on the way . Here was the old oak cabinet that had formerly stood in the library at The Grange ; there ...
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... seemed a chance of securing her . And not one whit less ready than they was she . Greatly amused were Mr. and Mrs. Morton to see the children taking possession of their aunt each morning , as if she were a young girl of sixteen , and ...
... seemed a chance of securing her . And not one whit less ready than they was she . Greatly amused were Mr. and Mrs. Morton to see the children taking possession of their aunt each morning , as if she were a young girl of sixteen , and ...
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... seemed to be so well acquainted in stuffed collections . Soon we perceived another , and then another , as we all kept very still to watch them and to listen to the buzzing , humming sound produced by the rapid motion of their wings as ...
... seemed to be so well acquainted in stuffed collections . Soon we perceived another , and then another , as we all kept very still to watch them and to listen to the buzzing , humming sound produced by the rapid motion of their wings as ...
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American amused animals answer asked Aunt Jenny auntie Author beautiful bill bright bring brought cage called close cloth coloured coming creatures cried dear delight door Duncan Dunny Edition Ellie English exclaimed eyes feathers feed flowers Freddy friends garden ghost gilt edges give hand happy hear heard History Illustrations insects keep kind lady leave little birds live look Maggie manner means Miss Morton mocking-birds mouth nature nearly negroes nest never night once papa pets plain poor little pretty reason red-birds remember robins round Second seemed seen side soon sort sound sparrow story strange summer sure tell things thought thrushes told tree wait watch whole window wings winter wish wonder woods
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