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... tell of wonderful events which seem to have befallen them , and which take the record of their lives out of the prosaic monotony which rules our own , -tales always bearing a wholesome moral lesson , always showing trust in Providence ...
... tell of wonderful events which seem to have befallen them , and which take the record of their lives out of the prosaic monotony which rules our own , -tales always bearing a wholesome moral lesson , always showing trust in Providence ...
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... 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 , C 2 Norg Myths . 19.
... 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 , C 2 Norg Myths . 19.
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... the things he had to tell them , and particularly to understand what he could mean when he talked about death . Chiefly to keep the spiteful freaks of the black- caps in check there was a guard of warrior dwarfs 24 Norg Myths .
... the things he had to tell them , and particularly to understand what he could mean when he talked about death . Chiefly to keep the spiteful freaks of the black- caps in check there was a guard of warrior dwarfs 24 Norg Myths .
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... tell me . " The dwarf led the Fäger into a delicious alcove of the opal rock , whose pure , pale lustre seemed more in accordance with his melancholy mood than the garish brilliancies that had hitherto sur- rounded them . They laid them ...
... tell me . " The dwarf led the Fäger into a delicious alcove of the opal rock , whose pure , pale lustre seemed more in accordance with his melancholy mood than the garish brilliancies that had hitherto sur- rounded them . They laid them ...
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... tell the story of his mishap , poured out the details of his sister's misadventure , without omitting the smallest incident which could serve Hildebrand to form an opinion as to the remedy to be adopted . The event was so strange that ...
... tell the story of his mishap , poured out the details of his sister's misadventure , without omitting the smallest incident which could serve Hildebrand to form an opinion as to the remedy to be adopted . The event was so strange that ...
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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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