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Page 36
... father . Her mother she remembered dimly , or thought she did . It was a dim memory of a young woman who was good to her and who seemed very beautiful , and it was all connected with green trees and grass and blue skies and birds flying ...
... father . Her mother she remembered dimly , or thought she did . It was a dim memory of a young woman who was good to her and who seemed very beautiful , and it was all connected with green trees and grass and blue skies and birds flying ...
Page 46
... father or mother ; but it changes to a black , glossy beetle . The June bug , the firefly , the horsefly , and the 66 Ladybird , ladybird , fly away home , Your house is on fire , your children will burn , " are all beetles , and there ...
... father or mother ; but it changes to a black , glossy beetle . The June bug , the firefly , the horsefly , and the 66 Ladybird , ladybird , fly away home , Your house is on fire , your children will burn , " are all beetles , and there ...
Page 129
... Father said to his servants , " Who will fashion this rocky wilderness into an abode fit for my children ? " 66 " I , " said Frost , " will break up the solid fields into pebbles that poor little man will be able to manage when he comes ...
... Father said to his servants , " Who will fashion this rocky wilderness into an abode fit for my children ? " 66 " I , " said Frost , " will break up the solid fields into pebbles that poor little man will be able to manage when he comes ...
Page 132
... very different kind of an insect . It is her father that makes such a harsh , rat- tling noise in the trees , when we say , " O dear , there goes a locust ; it will be hotter than 132 STORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND NATURE Pruinosa and her Cousin.
... very different kind of an insect . It is her father that makes such a harsh , rat- tling noise in the trees , when we say , " O dear , there goes a locust ; it will be hotter than 132 STORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND NATURE Pruinosa and her Cousin.
Page 139
... father were seated side by side at a table in the library . The dog lay at their feet . They were very busy , the master of the house working under Leonard's direction , who , issuing his orders from his wheel chair , was so full of ...
... father were seated side by side at a table in the library . The dog lay at their feet . They were very busy , the master of the house working under Leonard's direction , who , issuing his orders from his wheel chair , was so full of ...
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