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... VOO . B W HAT is the matter with Grand - papa ? NE morning a Weasel came swimming All the way over from France , And taught all the Weasels of England To play on the fiddle and dance . POOR DEAR GRAND - PAPA . Parley-voo.
... VOO . B W HAT is the matter with Grand - papa ? NE morning a Weasel came swimming All the way over from France , And taught all the Weasels of England To play on the fiddle and dance . POOR DEAR GRAND - PAPA . Parley-voo.
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... England ; from Hawkins to Franklin . By W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS . Illustrated by MORGAN . Fcap . 8vo ; price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . " We trust Old England may ever have writers as ready and able to interpret to her children ...
... England ; from Hawkins to Franklin . By W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS . Illustrated by MORGAN . Fcap . 8vo ; price 5s . cloth ; 5s . 6d . gilt edges . " We trust Old England may ever have writers as ready and able to interpret to her children ...
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... England . By an OLD TABBY . Illustrated by H. WEIR . Fourth Edition . Small 4to , 2s . 6d . plain ; 3s . 6d . coloured , gilt edges . " The combination of quiet humour and sound sense has made this one of the pleasantest little books of ...
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... England Quarterly . " We have not room to exemplify the skill with which Puseyism is tracked and detected . The Irish scenes are of an excellence that has not been surpassed since the best days of Miss Edgeworth . " - Fraser's Magazine ...
... England Quarterly . " We have not room to exemplify the skill with which Puseyism is tracked and detected . The Irish scenes are of an excellence that has not been surpassed since the best days of Miss Edgeworth . " - Fraser's Magazine ...
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