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... you ! " So the Hoop edged himself into a corner , where he stood safely propped against the door , for although he was a careless , awkward fellow , he was really very goodnatured , and would not vex 34 TALES OF THE TOYS .
... you ! " So the Hoop edged himself into a corner , where he stood safely propped against the door , for although he was a careless , awkward fellow , he was really very goodnatured , and would not vex 34 TALES OF THE TOYS .
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... corner of a crossing , when , thinking he could send me over before a great coal waggon came too near , Teddy gave me such a tap that I bounded over the street in no time . But the curb stone tripped me up first , and in hopping over ...
... corner of a crossing , when , thinking he could send me over before a great coal waggon came too near , Teddy gave me such a tap that I bounded over the street in no time . But the curb stone tripped me up first , and in hopping over ...
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... corner of very cheap toys on purpose for all these little ones , who so rarely knew what the pleasure of buying a toy But I think she had her reward when she saw the little eyes nearly sparkle , and the pale , was . E thin faces get a ...
... corner of very cheap toys on purpose for all these little ones , who so rarely knew what the pleasure of buying a toy But I think she had her reward when she saw the little eyes nearly sparkle , and the pale , was . E thin faces get a ...
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... corners of the room , and Nurse was too busy and sad to pick us up in a hurry that day , or for many days after . For poor little Lily grew worse , and the doctor pronounced it to be fever , and of a very severe kind . Days and days the ...
... corners of the room , and Nurse was too busy and sad to pick us up in a hurry that day , or for many days after . For poor little Lily grew worse , and the doctor pronounced it to be fever , and of a very severe kind . Days and days the ...
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... corner of the roomy equipage for some days . Had I fallen to the share of Araminta Philip- pina , I should at least have retained the small consolation of being incessantly pointed out as having been bought from the Duchess herself ...
... corner of the roomy equipage for some days . Had I fallen to the share of Araminta Philip- pina , I should at least have retained the small consolation of being incessantly pointed out as having been bought from the Duchess herself ...
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ABSOLON Adventures amuse Ball BARBARA HUTTON beautiful better bird Bob and Tom Bonnie Prince Charlie bright Busy Bee called carefully Celia Charlie child cloth elegant coloured cupboard dear delighted Doll door eagerly Engravings Ethel fancy Fcap Florry flowers Frank Frontispiece gave gilt edges going happy HARRISON WEIR heard History holiday HOOD Hoop Humming Top Illustrations Jemmie JOHN TIMBS kitchen Kite lady leather legs Lily little girl lived look Mamma marbles Mary merry Miss Watson mistress mother never nice Noah's Ark Nurse nursery old Joe once Papa plain playthings pleasant poor little Post 8vo pretty replied rest Robin round Royal 16mo Sandbay Second Edition Shuttlecock sister Skipping-rope Small 4to Spenser story Super-royal 16mo sure tail Teddy tell thing THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD TOM HOOD took toys Uncle Gee WEIR young
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