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... Perhaps before those ugly beasts with the long names at the Crystal Palace lived . I cannot say for certain when it was . If I do fix any particular time , perhaps some clever professor of history , or geography , or philosophy , or ...
... Perhaps before those ugly beasts with the long names at the Crystal Palace lived . I cannot say for certain when it was . If I do fix any particular time , perhaps some clever professor of history , or geography , or philosophy , or ...
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... perhaps , see them . But , as to swimming , don't be fright- ened any more . Only think ! if the sea does not want to drown all those babies , why should it drown you ? The sea is much too kind , and only drowns stupid children who go a ...
... perhaps , see them . But , as to swimming , don't be fright- ened any more . Only think ! if the sea does not want to drown all those babies , why should it drown you ? The sea is much too kind , and only drowns stupid children who go a ...
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... perhaps , you would call them - mean " Ah , dear me ! ' I was thinking of the happy days of my youth , when I rambled and rollicked , free from care , with the great bear my papa — a great bear , and yet a true gentleman and the middle ...
... perhaps , you would call them - mean " Ah , dear me ! ' I was thinking of the happy days of my youth , when I rambled and rollicked , free from care , with the great bear my papa — a great bear , and yet a true gentleman and the middle ...
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... perhaps you are too young to remember such another as I watched the firelight shining on a pile of golden - brown dates in a green dessert - dish , I amused myself by wandering away in imagination from this snow - covered , frost ...
... perhaps you are too young to remember such another as I watched the firelight shining on a pile of golden - brown dates in a green dessert - dish , I amused myself by wandering away in imagination from this snow - covered , frost ...
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... Perhaps you are not old - fashioned enough to have willow - patterned plates , which is a pity , be- cause the pictures are pretty , and something to look at and think about while May , and Arthur , and Mab are finishing their dinners ...
... Perhaps you are not old - fashioned enough to have willow - patterned plates , which is a pity , be- cause the pictures are pretty , and something to look at and think about while May , and Arthur , and Mab are finishing their dinners ...
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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...