Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... Dame Rubinetta , as she was called , coming into the garden so familiarly ; but being a very model of good manners ... Dame Rubinetta again ; " the Wonder Flower is not for such I am . " " Is that the name of the plant ? " asked Netta ...
... Dame Rubinetta , as she was called , coming into the garden so familiarly ; but being a very model of good manners ... Dame Rubinetta again ; " the Wonder Flower is not for such I am . " " Is that the name of the plant ? " asked Netta ...
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... Rubinetta ; " when once firmly planted it will never cease to grow , and the more unlikely the spot , and sterile ... Dame Rubinetta , nodding her head sagely . " Oh , " said Netta , " they don't know anything about flowers or gardens ...
... Rubinetta ; " when once firmly planted it will never cease to grow , and the more unlikely the spot , and sterile ... Dame Rubinetta , nodding her head sagely . " Oh , " said Netta , " they don't know anything about flowers or gardens ...
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... Dame Rubinetta . " When you pluck them , you may even give them away , and the number will remain the same . But whoever you give one of them to will be obliged to tell you his or her story . By that means you may learn something more ...
... Dame Rubinetta . " When you pluck them , you may even give them away , and the number will remain the same . But whoever you give one of them to will be obliged to tell you his or her story . By that means you may learn something more ...
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... Dame Rubinetta , with the loveliest white flowers in her hand you ever saw . We had never seen such flowers before , but now I think of it , they were just like these , that you call Wonder Flowers . It was always a sign of good luck to ...
... Dame Rubinetta , with the loveliest white flowers in her hand you ever saw . We had never seen such flowers before , but now I think of it , they were just like these , that you call Wonder Flowers . It was always a sign of good luck to ...
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... Dame Rubi- netta ; they will never fade , and if they open , they will bring you the purest happiness your life can ... Rubinetta was thinking of never came to me ; but my friend's did : it blossomed on her wedding - day , and she wore ...
... Dame Rubi- netta ; they will never fade , and if they open , they will bring you the purest happiness your life can ... Rubinetta was thinking of never came to me ; but my friend's did : it blossomed on her wedding - day , and she wore ...
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ADVENTURES Author BARBARA HUTTON beautiful birthday bosom boys cheaper edition child City cloth elegant coloured Cornertown cottage cried Crown 8vo Dame Rubinetta Dark daughters dear each-continued Eric eyes FAGGOT HOUSE Fairy Rubinetta father Fcap Fir-tree G. A. HENTY garden gilt edges girl Gold Flower hand happy HARRISON WEIR head heart Hermione Honey-Bee honour Hope Horizon Flower Ida and Lily Illustrations king ladies legends little Fern little old maid Little True live looked marry Meadow Street Meta mother Myra Netta never Nurse Dinah old woman pair of twins Passion Flower price 6d Prince Rainbow Ralph and Fitz Richard seeker after truth Shillings and Sixpence sisters smile Snow Flower Star Flower story Sunbeam Tale tell things thought Thousand Three Shillings told trees white roses Windflower Wood window women Wonder Flower Wood Street words world comes round Young Fitz
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