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... poor have been believed to have been actually done to visions of our Lord and of His Saints . Then again , their devout belief in both the irresistible justice and the ineffable love of God convinces them that there must be a place on ...
... poor have been believed to have been actually done to visions of our Lord and of His Saints . Then again , their devout belief in both the irresistible justice and the ineffable love of God convinces them that there must be a place on ...
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... 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 his position , he sat down on a stone , and wept ...
... 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 his position , he sat down on a stone , and wept ...
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... Poor old man ! " she cried ; come inside and dry yourself , and let me give you something warm . " But before he could answer he heard a weak voice within , " Beware , Theresl , of the wolves- remember we are in ' Matsch der Wölfe ...
... Poor old man ! " she cried ; come inside and dry yourself , and let me give you something warm . " But before he could answer he heard a weak voice within , " Beware , Theresl , of the wolves- remember we are in ' Matsch der Wölfe ...
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... poor mother , and gave them to her , telling her how to administer them . see , " he added , - " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit ; " You and your rich neighbour will find it so too . " Then he told the little men to carry her home ...
... poor mother , and gave them to her , telling her how to administer them . see , " he added , - " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit ; " You and your rich neighbour will find it so too . " Then he told the little men to carry her home ...
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... poor widow whose only son was her one support . The golden grain had been gathered into her modest barn just as Lareyn and his marauders came by ; swift , like a flock of locusts , they had seized the treasure . The widow sobbed , and ...
... poor widow whose only son was her one support . The golden grain had been gathered into her modest barn just as Lareyn and his marauders came by ; swift , like a flock of locusts , they had seized the treasure . The widow sobbed , 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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