Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... round , the top of the wall being tastefully ornamented with a row of broken bottles , several fragments of which strewed the ground underneath . And yet the bush of white flowers grew and flourished in its uncon- genial atmosphere ...
... round , the top of the wall being tastefully ornamented with a row of broken bottles , several fragments of which strewed the ground underneath . And yet the bush of white flowers grew and flourished in its uncon- genial atmosphere ...
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... kissed by everybody , and the bride had to go round serving all her guests , and attending to their wants at the feast before thinking of her own . In fact I have not time to tell you of THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & c . 27.
... kissed by everybody , and the bride had to go round serving all her guests , and attending to their wants at the feast before thinking of her own . In fact I have not time to tell you of THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & c . 27.
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... round the bride and knelt at her feet to have her hands placed on their heads ; for it was thought there was virtue in a bride's touch , and still more when her marriage was for heaven . After that came the feast , and it was a pretty ...
... round the bride and knelt at her feet to have her hands placed on their heads ; for it was thought there was virtue in a bride's touch , and still more when her marriage was for heaven . After that came the feast , and it was a pretty ...
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... , " I think your name , too , must be love , and your blossoms have been growing up round grand- father and grandmother all their lives , though they did not know it . At all events I am THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & c . 37.
... , " I think your name , too , must be love , and your blossoms have been growing up round grand- father and grandmother all their lives , though they did not know it . At all events I am THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & c . 37.
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... round , saw the Fairy Rubinetta standing beside him . He had never seen her before , but had so often thought about her that he knew her at once . " My son , " said the little old woman in red , " why do you look so sad , and what is ...
... round , saw the Fairy Rubinetta standing beside him . He had never seen her before , but had so often thought about her that he knew her at once . " My son , " said the little old woman in red , " why do you look so sad , and what is ...
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