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... true ; and not some , but all of you , whe- ther in England , Scotland , or Ireland - the little boys in Heriot's Hospital , and the little princess at Dresden who knew the story of " The Fir - Tree . " For without one dissentient voice ...
... true ; and not some , but all of you , whe- ther in England , Scotland , or Ireland - the little boys in Heriot's Hospital , and the little princess at Dresden who knew the story of " The Fir - Tree . " For without one dissentient voice ...
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... great Thorwaldsen , loved to hear An- dersen repeat these tales . It is true he has quite a peculiar way of relating them , which adds greatly to their charm . I begged him one day to tell me the story of X11 INTRODUCTION .
... great Thorwaldsen , loved to hear An- dersen repeat these tales . It is true he has quite a peculiar way of relating them , which adds greatly to their charm . I begged him one day to tell me the story of X11 INTRODUCTION .
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... true , was a Turk , and I don't think the other was . And then , too , there is nothing said about this one having but one leg . However , it may be the same after all . As to the tale called " The Naughty Boy , " that , it is true , is ...
... true , was a Turk , and I don't think the other was . And then , too , there is nothing said about this one having but one leg . However , it may be the same after all . As to the tale called " The Naughty Boy , " that , it is true , is ...
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... true , for there were not so many . And little Tukey lay in his bed it * Bordingborg , in the reign of King Waldemar a con- siderable place , now an unimportant little town . One olitary tower only , and some remains of a wall , shew ...
... true , for there were not so many . And little Tukey lay in his bed it * Bordingborg , in the reign of King Waldemar a con- siderable place , now an unimportant little town . One olitary tower only , and some remains of a wall , shew ...
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... true . I lie on the sea , " said Cörsör ; “ I have high- roads and gardens , and I have given birth to a poet who was witty and amusing , which all poets are not . I once intended * Cörsör , on the Great Belt , called , formerly ...
... true . I lie on the sea , " said Cörsör ; “ I have high- roads and gardens , and I have given birth to a poet who was witty and amusing , which all poets are not . I once intended * Cörsör , on the Great Belt , called , formerly ...
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