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... thought it very dull to sit on the nest all day , and it not unfrequently happened that Bobby , on his return , would find her hopping about outside amidst the ivy , looking for nice fat spiders and other delicacies on her own account ...
... thought it very dull to sit on the nest all day , and it not unfrequently happened that Bobby , on his return , would find her hopping about outside amidst the ivy , looking for nice fat spiders and other delicacies on her own account ...
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... thought it was very grand to be acquainted with such a high - soaring bird , and didn't care whether he was good or bad . As he was flying along he saw his friend talking to another swallow , larger and older than himself . Cocky ...
... thought it was very grand to be acquainted with such a high - soaring bird , and didn't care whether he was good or bad . As he was flying along he saw his friend talking to another swallow , larger and older than himself . Cocky ...
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... thought struck him— Why shouldn't he go with the swallows ? The idea almost took away his breath . Oh , if he could only persuade Micky to let him accompany him , how delightful it would be ! He knew his mother would never give her ...
... thought struck him— Why shouldn't he go with the swallows ? The idea almost took away his breath . Oh , if he could only persuade Micky to let him accompany him , how delightful it would be ! He knew his mother would never give her ...
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... thought of the way in which he was going to leave her and poor Hoppy . But it was too late now ; he was determined to go , and all regrets were stifled in the pleasing thoughts of the attention and respect he would receive as an ...
... thought of the way in which he was going to leave her and poor Hoppy . But it was too late now ; he was determined to go , and all regrets were stifled in the pleasing thoughts of the attention and respect he would receive as an ...
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... thought his company would be no disgrace even to a swallow . Then returning quietly to the nest again , he gave one last look at his mother and poor sick brother , and flew off quickly to join his new comrades . It was still too early ...
... thought his company would be no disgrace even to a swallow . Then returning quietly to the nest again , he gave one last look at his mother and poor sick brother , and flew off quickly to join his new comrades . It was still too early ...
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Echoes of an Old Bell: And Other Tales of Fairy Lore (1865) Augusta Parker Pré-visualização indisponível - 2008 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
ABSOLON African Wanderers baby beautiful began Bobby bright child Children cloth Cocky coloured cottage creature cried cuckoo cuttle-fish daughter dear delight Engravings exclaimed Eyebright eyes fairy Sunbeam fancy father Fcap fear flew flowers foolish Frontispiece gilt edges gnomes golden Good-nature Good-sense hand happy HARRISON WEIR heard heart History Hoppy Illustrations Jackdaw Jacky kind king laughed little bird little girl little princess little sparrow look Micky Miranda Mirza morocco mother nest never nice night Ogre Ogreland old Bell Old Tristam palace Pecky Pippo plain poor little pretty purse queen Queen Victoria racter replied Rose Second Edition sight sister sleep Small 4to soon sparrow Stella story suddenly Super Royal 16mo swallow tears tell thing THOMAS HOOD thought thrush tiny told tree ugly Venus's Looking-glass wicked wish woman wonderful woodcutter woodcutter's wife woodman words young girl
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