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... light betrayed a low hut built into the slope . It looked so poor and humble , that the Norg felt ashamed to ask aught of its inhabitants , who could scarcely have had enough for their own needs ; but when he saw how utterly forlorn was ...
... light betrayed a low hut built into the slope . It looked so poor and humble , that the Norg felt ashamed to ask aught of its inhabitants , who could scarcely have had enough for their own needs ; but when he saw how utterly forlorn was ...
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... light of morning should enable him to find his way home once more . He had not proceeded far within the dim corridor , when he perceived that in proportion as he got far- ther from the light of day the cave became brighter instead of ...
... light of morning should enable him to find his way home once more . He had not proceeded far within the dim corridor , when he perceived that in proportion as he got far- ther from the light of day the cave became brighter instead of ...
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... light sparkled with tenfold glory and beauty to the light of the sun and moon and stars ; the trees were of living gold and silver , and the flowers and fruit of precious stones ; the grass all of crystal and emerald ; there was no cold ...
... light sparkled with tenfold glory and beauty to the light of the sun and moon and stars ; the trees were of living gold and silver , and the flowers and fruit of precious stones ; the grass all of crystal and emerald ; there was no cold ...
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... light and the guardians of our power . The royal race was a race apart which had never mingled with the race of the governed , yet which had never failed or been found wanting . But Adelgar cast his eyes on Hörele , one of the Norginnen ...
... light and the guardians of our power . The royal race was a race apart which had never mingled with the race of the governed , yet which had never failed or been found wanting . But Adelgar cast his eyes on Hörele , one of the Norginnen ...
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... light of the evening glow cannot help fancying himself at once transported into the world of myths , and will be irresistibly inclined to place the fragrant Rose - garden on its strangely jagged heights , studded by nature with violet ...
... light of the evening glow cannot help fancying himself at once transported into the world of myths , and will be irresistibly inclined to place the fragrant Rose - garden on its strangely jagged heights , studded by nature with violet ...
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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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