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... birds always used to come and sit in her room and sing to her , while the beasts danced ; so , you see , she was never dull . I dare say you want to know how she got her dinner ? I will tell you . She always found it on the window ...
... birds always used to come and sit in her room and sing to her , while the beasts danced ; so , you see , she was never dull . I dare say you want to know how she got her dinner ? I will tell you . She always found it on the window ...
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... birds with four wings in the air , very like the cherubs in old pictures . I am sure it is a very funny story , and perhaps some day , if you are very , very good , I will tell it you . Now it happened one day , as Scaramoutch was ...
... birds with four wings in the air , very like the cherubs in old pictures . I am sure it is a very funny story , and perhaps some day , if you are very , very good , I will tell it you . Now it happened one day , as Scaramoutch was ...
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... birds and beasts , again . " I'm glad of that , " thought Scaramoutch ; " I should not like to stay in this queer place for long . " But she did not say so aloud , and it was lucky she did not ; for the fairy would not have liked it ...
... birds and beasts , again . " I'm glad of that , " thought Scaramoutch ; " I should not like to stay in this queer place for long . " But she did not say so aloud , and it was lucky she did not ; for the fairy would not have liked it ...
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... birds . I managed to grab my proprietor in the calf of the right leg , and a little higher up . He was not able to ride to hounds next season , I will be bound to say ! But my old master knocked me over from be- hind , and managed to ...
... birds . I managed to grab my proprietor in the calf of the right leg , and a little higher up . He was not able to ride to hounds next season , I will be bound to say ! But my old master knocked me over from be- hind , and managed to ...
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... birds . Yes , there's the nightingale , singing by day quite as sweetly as by night , if the other birds would only let us hear him plainly . After all , however , they have as much right to make themselves heard as he has . Hark to ...
... birds . Yes , there's the nightingale , singing by day quite as sweetly as by night , if the other birds would only let us hear him plainly . After all , however , they have as much right to make themselves heard as he has . Hark to ...
Términos y frases comunes
ant-hill Augvald Aunt baby beautiful began birds black rats brother called child clever Cockalorum course cried Curly Wurly dear Donkey who long'd door dressed Egremont eyes fairy father Faustulus flowers fond friends garden Grethel Halfpenny hand head heard Hoity Toity horse Katie kind King knew lady laughed legs liquorice little boy little girl lived look Louey mamma Mary master mind morning mother nest never nice night Okers once papa parrot PEEP SHOW play poor little pretty Reynard Romulus and Remus round Scara Scaramoutch sing Sir Lancelot sleep smock-frock sometimes soon story sure tail talk tell thee things thou thought Tibbie Tissy told took Trajan tree violin walk wonder wood word young
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Página 320 - That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a Marchioness ; instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels.
Página 241 - How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake? How could you win my virgin heart, Yet leave that heart to break?
Página 320 - Table;* her Bosom was uncovered, as all the English Ladies have it, till they marry; and she had on a Necklace of exceeding fine Jewels; her Hands were small, her Fingers long, and her Stature neither tall nor low; her Air was stately, her Manner of speaking mild and obliging.
Página 269 - I had lost somehow or other, left threepence in my pocket. With this for my whole fortune, I was trudging through Richmond in my blue smockfrock, and my red garters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window, on the outside of which was written
Página 320 - Slawata, a Bohemian baron, had letters to present to her; and she, after pulling off her glove, gave him her right hand to kiss, sparkling with rings and jewels — a mark of particular favour. Wherever she turned her face, as she was going along, everybody fell down on their knees.
Página 269 - Kew, gave such a description of them as made me instantly resolve to work in these gardens. The next morning, without saying a word to any one, off I set, with no clothes except those upon my back, and with thirteen halfpence in my pocket I found that I must go to Richmond, and I accordingly went on from place to place, inquiring my way thither. A. long day (it was in June) brought me to Richmond in the afternoon.
Página 321 - ... kneeled, as the others had done, and placed what was brought upon the table, they too retired with the same ceremonies performed by the first. At last came an unmarried lady (we...
Página 86 - The rest that remaineth will be for ever. 2 Fight the fight, Christian ; Jesus is o'er thee; Run the race, Christian ; heaven is before thee; He who hath promised faltereth never; The love of eternity flows on for ever.
Página 300 - While many a vacant thoughtless youth is whirled throughout Europe without gaining a single idea worth crossing a street for, the observing eye and inquiring mind find matter of improvement...
Página 137 - ... portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would often, after laying on one of his building materials, sit up over against it, appearing to consider his work, or, as the country people say, 'judge it...