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... took their departure , but first laid the thread of the good wife's spinning - bobbin as a snare across the floor , and then stationed them- selves outside the window to see what happened . Presently the husband called to know if the ...
... took their departure , but first laid the thread of the good wife's spinning - bobbin as a snare across the floor , and then stationed them- selves outside the window to see what happened . Presently the husband called to know if the ...
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... took his departure , singing , - " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit . " The next night Theresa courageously set out on her way , and climbed as far as the Wetterkreuz- and it was lucky she had to go no farther , for here she sank ...
... took his departure , singing , - " Morgen oder Heut Kommt die Zahlzeit . " The next night Theresa courageously set out on her way , and climbed as far as the Wetterkreuz- and it was lucky she had to go no farther , for here she sank ...
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... took him apart , and lost not a word of his story of how the Norg - king lived in the heart of the moun- tains , of how he came out with his mighty little men , and ravaged all the face of the country , con- 3 See note , p . 35 . trary ...
... took him apart , and lost not a word of his story of how the Norg - king lived in the heart of the moun- tains , of how he came out with his mighty little men , and ravaged all the face of the country , con- 3 See note , p . 35 . trary ...
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... took the Norg and hid him away in safety in the long grass out of Theodoric's sight , and then returned ready to confront him . Theodoric , finding he was determined in his attack , called for his horse , and bound on his helmet , his ...
... took the Norg and hid him away in safety in the long grass out of Theodoric's sight , and then returned ready to confront him . Theodoric , finding he was determined in his attack , called for his horse , and bound on his helmet , his ...
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... took his sword in both his hands , and gave the wigand such a mighty Schirmschlag3 that he felled him to the ground . " Now then , foolish man ! " he cried , in scorn , " do you still hold out for Lareyn ? " 3 A Schirmschlag was a ...
... took his sword in both his hands , and gave the wigand such a mighty Schirmschlag3 that he felled him to the ground . " Now then , foolish man ! " he cried , in scorn , " do you still hold out for Lareyn ? " 3 A Schirmschlag was a ...
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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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