Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... smiling and amused , but always tender eyes , the sacred mysteries of human nature , and making them subjects for jokes , whispers , and tea- table talk , with those who are not worthy to read them . Remember this , all little maidens ...
... smiling and amused , but always tender eyes , the sacred mysteries of human nature , and making them subjects for jokes , whispers , and tea- table talk , with those who are not worthy to read them . Remember this , all little maidens ...
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... smile went on to her like a dancing sunbeam . " You are very happy , " said the Fairy Rubinetta , " as you sit under ... smiling as if she were listening to something pleasant . " " Aye , " said the Fairy Rubinetta ; " but the story the ...
... smile went on to her like a dancing sunbeam . " You are very happy , " said the Fairy Rubinetta , " as you sit under ... smiling as if she were listening to something pleasant . " " Aye , " said the Fairy Rubinetta ; " but the story the ...
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... listened . " It was all a mistake , good wife , " said the bridegroom , with a shrewd smile ; " we might never have been married if it had not been for a mistake . " " Yes , yes , " said the bride . THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & C . 31.
... listened . " It was all a mistake , good wife , " said the bridegroom , with a shrewd smile ; " we might never have been married if it had not been for a mistake . " " Yes , yes , " said the bride . THE GOLDEN WEDDING , & C . 31.
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... smiles of loving sisters and brothers , such tears , such as gleam in parents ' eyes when they receive the little , trifling gifts and inno- cent tokens which show that their children's opening powers of mind and heart are all for them ...
... smiles of loving sisters and brothers , such tears , such as gleam in parents ' eyes when they receive the little , trifling gifts and inno- cent tokens which show that their children's opening powers of mind and heart are all for them ...
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... smiling to her- self , she was busily engaged in taking off her red cloak , cap , and mittens , and rolling them up into a bundle - what strange things fairies do ! —and then putting her arm into the water as far as the elbow , drew out ...
... smiling to her- self , she was busily engaged in taking off her red cloak , cap , and mittens , and rolling them up into a bundle - what strange things fairies do ! —and then putting her arm into the water as far as the elbow , drew out ...
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