Fantastic StoriesHenry S. King & Company, 1873 - 199 páginas |
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... half fantastic , half natural , and pleasantly quaint , as befits stories intended for the young . " - Daily Telegraph . " Certainly the book is well worth a perusal , and will not be soon laid down when once taken up . " - Daily ...
... half fantastic , half natural , and pleasantly quaint , as befits stories intended for the young . " - Daily Telegraph . " Certainly the book is well worth a perusal , and will not be soon laid down when once taken up . " - Daily ...
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... half - broken millstone ; and who knows how long it had lain there or who had brought it ? Seated there , a lovely view stretched itself at the feet of the beholder . Far away , the eye wandered over valley and along the windings of a ...
... half - broken millstone ; and who knows how long it had lain there or who had brought it ? Seated there , a lovely view stretched itself at the feet of the beholder . Far away , the eye wandered over valley and along the windings of a ...
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... half out of his mouth . " And he's not much better , " assured the King ; " he barks like a dog , and has such strength that when people are very frightened in their dreams he hangs on to their feet and legs , so that they cannot run ...
... half out of his mouth . " And he's not much better , " assured the King ; " he barks like a dog , and has such strength that when people are very frightened in their dreams he hangs on to their feet and legs , so that they cannot run ...
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... half man and half beast , others like animals only . Quite unprepared for such apparitions , Dreamy George drew back towards the iron door , but the King spoke encouragingly to him and said , " Would you not like to see a little closer ...
... half man and half beast , others like animals only . Quite unprepared for such apparitions , Dreamy George drew back towards the iron door , but the King spoke encouragingly to him and said , " Would you not like to see a little closer ...
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... half of his body rusted , except his face , which remained as it had been . So the knight drew a glove on his left hand , had it sewn at the wrist , and did not take it off day or night , so that no one might see how very rusty he was ...
... half of his body rusted , except his face , which remained as it had been . So the knight drew a glove on his left hand , had it sewn at the wrist , and did not take it off day or night , so that no one might see how very rusty he was ...
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