Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... Fir - tree ; " wait for the crown and the princess - the world comes round to those who will but wait . " " That's it ! " cried the Fir - tree joyfully ; " those were the very words I heard ; they sound like music , The world comes ...
... Fir - tree ; " wait for the crown and the princess - the world comes round to those who will but wait . " " That's it ! " cried the Fir - tree joyfully ; " those were the very words I heard ; they sound like music , The world comes ...
Page 87
... Fir - tree began to be afraid he was destined to be suffocated . How cold the snow felt as it nestled closer and closer to the bosom of the tree ; but by - and - by it grew quite warm , and soft as eiderdown , and the Fir - tree no ...
... Fir - tree began to be afraid he was destined to be suffocated . How cold the snow felt as it nestled closer and closer to the bosom of the tree ; but by - and - by it grew quite warm , and soft as eiderdown , and the Fir - tree no ...
Page 88
... Fir - tree saw quite plainly ( for trees have eyes all over them , not only in one spot as we have ) that it was spreading out lovely petals like rays , and shining like a star . So finding that there was no help for it , the Fir - tree ...
... Fir - tree saw quite plainly ( for trees have eyes all over them , not only in one spot as we have ) that it was spreading out lovely petals like rays , and shining like a star . So finding that there was no help for it , the Fir - tree ...
Page 89
... Fir - tree felt very happy as he sang these words to himself in a low , harp - like whisper , such as you may sometimes hear murmuring through the trees on a winter's day . In the meantime it was getting near Christmas , and the weather ...
... Fir - tree felt very happy as he sang these words to himself in a low , harp - like whisper , such as you may sometimes hear murmuring through the trees on a winter's day . In the meantime it was getting near Christmas , and the weather ...
Page 93
... Fir - tree , gazing with wondering eyes at the Snow Flower , the gift of the departed snow . " The very thing , " said Hermione ; " this Fir - tree is just exactly what I want , and this lovely flower , what can it be ? It looks like a ...
... Fir - tree , gazing with wondering eyes at the Snow Flower , the gift of the departed snow . " The very thing , " said Hermione ; " this Fir - tree is just exactly what I want , and this lovely flower , what can it be ? It looks like a ...
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