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... asking hospitality at their hands , and at others getting into the bed- rooms at night , and teasing the children in their sleep , hence the common proverb- " Shut the door closely to , Or the Norg will come through 1 . " And at other ...
... asking hospitality at their hands , and at others getting into the bed- rooms at night , and teasing the children in their sleep , hence the common proverb- " Shut the door closely to , Or the Norg will come through 1 . " And at other ...
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... asked her what there was she most desired . " Oh , that my mother be restored to health ! " answered Theresa ; " I desire nothing more than that ! " The Norg walked to the bedside , and informed himself of the nature of the sick ...
... asked her what there was she most desired . " Oh , that my mother be restored to health ! " answered Theresa ; " I desire nothing more than that ! " The Norg walked to the bedside , and informed himself of the nature of the sick ...
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... asked him questions , too , about various matters which seemed to have puzzled them in their peregrinations on earth , while others , who had never been outside their own habitations , had other inquiries to make - but some there were ...
... asked him questions , too , about various matters which seemed to have puzzled them in their peregrinations on earth , while others , who had never been outside their own habitations , had other inquiries to make - but some there were ...
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... asked his aid . Hildebrand , seeing him in such sorry plight , turned aside out of compassion , to ask what had befallen him . It was no other than the peasant — the widow's son - whom Lareyn had so deeply wronged , and , seeing the ...
... asked his aid . Hildebrand , seeing him in such sorry plight , turned aside out of compassion , to ask what had befallen him . It was no other than the peasant — the widow's son - whom Lareyn had so deeply wronged , and , seeing the ...
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... asked Theodoric , who always rode ahead , as some light obstruction made his mount swerve for a moment . 66 ' Why , you have burst the silken girdle of King Lareyn's Rosengarten ! " said Wittich the Wigand ; " so now we have incurred ...
... asked Theodoric , who always rode ahead , as some light obstruction made his mount swerve for a moment . 66 ' Why , you have burst the silken girdle of King Lareyn's Rosengarten ! " said Wittich the Wigand ; " so now we have incurred ...
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ADVENTURES answered asked BARBARA HUTTON baron Baroness beautiful birds brothers castle Clamer cloth coloured cried Death's Head delight Devil Dietlieb Dietrich von Bern dwarf earth Edition Eligio exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear Fearless Johnny G. A. HENTY Gerach gilt edges Giuseppa give gold hand happiness HARRISON WEIR head heard heart heroes Hildebrand horse Illustrations Jössl Katharina king Klein-Else knew lady Lareyn laugh live look Luxehale magician maiden Molveno mother mountain never night Norg once orphan Aennerl Ottilia palace passed pears peasant poor Post 8vo prince princess promise Radpot Rathgeb replied rich rock round seemed sight Simild South Tirol story sword Taland tell Theodoric thing THOMAS HOOD thought Three Black Dogs Tirol told took turned voice Vorarlberg walked wife Wilder Jäger Wittich word young Zovanin
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