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... passed into the folklore of other parts of Germany also . It is beside the purpose of the present little work to enter into the controversy which has been raised concerning the authorship . There can be little doubt , however , that it ...
... passed into the folklore of other parts of Germany also . It is beside the purpose of the present little work to enter into the controversy which has been raised concerning the authorship . There can be little doubt , however , that it ...
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... passed on his way unheeding the widow's curse . At last the Krystallburg was complete , and the Rosengarten budding ready to burst into a bloom of beauty . To so fair a garden he would have no other fence but a girdle of silk , only he ...
... passed on his way unheeding the widow's curse . At last the Krystallburg was complete , and the Rosengarten budding ready to burst into a bloom of beauty . To so fair a garden he would have no other fence but a girdle of silk , only he ...
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... passed on - seeing her not - to seek ber farther . Then he beckoned to the bearers of a litter he had prepared in readiness to approach , into which her sylph - like form was soon laid ; and over hill and dale he carried her towards the ...
... passed on - seeing her not - to seek ber farther . Then he beckoned to the bearers of a litter he had prepared in readiness to approach , into which her sylph - like form was soon laid ; and over hill and dale he carried her towards the ...
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... passed within they found themselves surrounded by a light above the light of day from the shining stones that glit- tered around . Trumpets sounded to herald their entrance . As they advanced through the sparkling trees friendly birds ...
... passed within they found themselves surrounded by a light above the light of day from the shining stones that glit- tered around . Trumpets sounded to herald their entrance . As they advanced through the sparkling trees friendly birds ...
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... passing through the rock3 . Meantime Simild had grown uneasy at the silence that reigned in the palace ; there was no more sound of revel and festivity , and of entertaining guests . She was no more sent for to entertain them , and ...
... passing through the rock3 . Meantime Simild had grown uneasy at the silence that reigned in the palace ; there was no more sound of revel and festivity , and of entertaining guests . She was no more sent for to entertain them , and ...
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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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