Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore. [With Illustrations.]Griffith and Farran, 1880 - 256 pages |
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... true gold of the heart was in that present , when she saw ' big - granny " snatch up the child , and kiss and cry over him , to the imminent danger of the tinsel crown . Then came the vows of betrothal , and the exhortation of the ...
... true gold of the heart was in that present , when she saw ' big - granny " snatch up the child , and kiss and cry over him , to the imminent danger of the tinsel crown . Then came the vows of betrothal , and the exhortation of the ...
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Kathleen Knox. bridal couple it was a true betrothal , a second wedding ; the first had been for time , the second ... true and loving as silver - haired " big- granny " on her Golden Wedding - day . One duty yet remained for the bride ...
Kathleen Knox. bridal couple it was a true betrothal , a second wedding ; the first had been for time , the second ... true and loving as silver - haired " big- granny " on her Golden Wedding - day . One duty yet remained for the bride ...
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... true one , and now the love of heaven has come in at the door , the poverty of earth has flown out at the window . " That was granny's story , and by the time she had finished it , she found all her children and grand- children grouped ...
... true one , and now the love of heaven has come in at the door , the poverty of earth has flown out at the window . " That was granny's story , and by the time she had finished it , she found all her children and grand- children grouped ...
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... true . have nothing before me but death - death- " " We must all die , " said the Fairy Rubinetta . " Then there is no happiness in life , " said Richard gloomily . 66 ' My son , " said Dame Rubinetta , " I do not understand you . Death ...
... true . have nothing before me but death - death- " " We must all die , " said the Fairy Rubinetta . " Then there is no happiness in life , " said Richard gloomily . 66 ' My son , " said Dame Rubinetta , " I do not understand you . Death ...
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... true , " said Richard . " What is a year to the vast cycles of the stars which a man can calculate ? Still less must it be to eternity . Where did you learn so much wisdom , Hope ? " " Not from the stars , " said Hope ; " from human ...
... true , " said Richard . " What is a year to the vast cycles of the stars which a man can calculate ? Still less must it be to eternity . Where did you learn so much wisdom , Hope ? " " Not from the stars , " said Hope ; " from human ...
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