The adventures and experiences of Biddy Dorking, to which is added the story of the yellow frog, ed. [or rather written] by mrs. S.C. Hall1858 |
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... egg " with contempt , and picked up " grits " with astonishing rapidity . At this tender age , while in eager pursuit of a fly , striding along , her head in the air , her eyes open , she was snapt up by a little Cuba dog , called Susey ...
... egg " with contempt , and picked up " grits " with astonishing rapidity . At this tender age , while in eager pursuit of a fly , striding along , her head in the air , her eyes open , she was snapt up by a little Cuba dog , called Susey ...
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... eggs will not be worth eating , and you are too selfish to make a good mother . Get away with you — you are the black sheep of my brood . Your are neither fit to live or die ! " Time passed on , and Biddy increased in beauty so rapidly ...
... eggs will not be worth eating , and you are too selfish to make a good mother . Get away with you — you are the black sheep of my brood . Your are neither fit to live or die ! " Time passed on , and Biddy increased in beauty so rapidly ...
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... eggs , that their flesh was white and plump- ( Biddy felt her feathers ruffle at this observation ) , that they were purely English in their habits , making excellent mothers ; but this did not satisfy Bid- dy's love of admiration ; if ...
... eggs , that their flesh was white and plump- ( Biddy felt her feathers ruffle at this observation ) , that they were purely English in their habits , making excellent mothers ; but this did not satisfy Bid- dy's love of admiration ; if ...
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... eggs , and bring up chicks ; she was worth a couple of sovereigns , and now she'd fetch a couple of shillings . I wonder , will they want her back . Here Jack , tie a bit o ' rag round the stump , and give her food and water in a spare ...
... eggs , and bring up chicks ; she was worth a couple of sovereigns , and now she'd fetch a couple of shillings . I wonder , will they want her back . Here Jack , tie a bit o ' rag round the stump , and give her food and water in a spare ...
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... eggs ; but I cannot endure her , after all my expense and trouble ! " Poor Biddy ! How she railed at the world ! -how she cackled against society ! -how she upraised her voice against fickleness , and reite- rated that the loss of her ...
... eggs ; but I cannot endure her , after all my expense and trouble ! " Poor Biddy ! How she railed at the world ! -how she cackled against society ! -how she upraised her voice against fickleness , and reite- rated that the loss of her ...
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ABSOLON admiration Adventures ANIMALS Author bank beauty better Biddy birds bite bright called CHAPTER chickens child cloth cold coloured comely black crow considered croak dancer dear Dorking Duck Edition eggs Engravings excellent eyes fact Farmer Fcap feathers feel feet fowl Frontispiece Geeson GILBERT gilt edges give grain green hand happy head hear heard History hope Illustrations interest Jenny JOHN jolly fat frog Kitty knew lady land legs Lilly Lived look loved manner master Mistress mother nature neighbour never observation once plain pond poor present pretty repeated replied river Swim round Second shore Small 4to Stories sure sweet tail tell thing thought tion toes told true Turkey vanity volume WEIR wise wonder worms written yellow young