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... you think Mr. Burroughs might have written in answer to hers , and then find his answer in Part I. b . Using R. P.'s letter as suggestion write to your mother and tell her what you have been study- 140 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
... you think Mr. Burroughs might have written in answer to hers , and then find his answer in Part I. b . Using R. P.'s letter as suggestion write to your mother and tell her what you have been study- 140 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
Page 142
... suggestions : ( i ) The story of Proserpina . ( ii ) of a nutting - party that you had . Of ( iii ) of a thistle - down , or the milk - weed pods on your common . ( iv ) Write to some one living in another 142 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
... suggestions : ( i ) The story of Proserpina . ( ii ) of a nutting - party that you had . Of ( iii ) of a thistle - down , or the milk - weed pods on your common . ( iv ) Write to some one living in another 142 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
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... suggestion and write a wild flower's dream . My dear little Elizabeth : - So you have found your first butterfly , and it was all yellow ! I am glad , dear . It is always good to find a yellow butterfly . People are so absurd ! They ...
... suggestion and write a wild flower's dream . My dear little Elizabeth : - So you have found your first butterfly , and it was all yellow ! I am glad , dear . It is always good to find a yellow butterfly . People are so absurd ! They ...
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... suggestion , read the poem : The Voice of the Grass . ) f . Write an invitation to the country to some town- lover . Picture country joys in such a way that he I will wish to come . g . Imagine that you are a wild fowl in passage , and ...
... suggestion , read the poem : The Voice of the Grass . ) f . Write an invitation to the country to some town- lover . Picture country joys in such a way that he I will wish to come . g . Imagine that you are a wild fowl in passage , and ...
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... Song , Waiting to Grow , Daffy Down Dilly , Ready for Duty . See Wisconsin Free Library Commission for Suggestions for Nature Study . CHAPTER II LETTERS CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF THE DIFFERENT 159 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
... Song , Waiting to Grow , Daffy Down Dilly , Ready for Duty . See Wisconsin Free Library Commission for Suggestions for Nature Study . CHAPTER II LETTERS CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF THE DIFFERENT 159 LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.
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