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... ! " Who could think of writing a new one in these days of fairy tales , when almost every other book contains one ? Why , to invent any thing new in that line would require a head as large as that of old Atlas when he 18 I.
... ! " Who could think of writing a new one in these days of fairy tales , when almost every other book contains one ? Why , to invent any thing new in that line would require a head as large as that of old Atlas when he 18 I.
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... things they contrived to do in order to occupy and amuse themselves . But the most wide - awake of all the band was the group around the queen , Adèle ; the very one you -became acquainted with at Rose Island . * You might ask how she ...
... things they contrived to do in order to occupy and amuse themselves . But the most wide - awake of all the band was the group around the queen , Adèle ; the very one you -became acquainted with at Rose Island . * You might ask how she ...
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... thing new , and asking all sorts of questions sensible ones too - in regard to things that you would not suppose that a fairy would care about at all , as you will see by and by ; and so , I pre- sume , they called her Vial because she ...
... thing new , and asking all sorts of questions sensible ones too - in regard to things that you would not suppose that a fairy would care about at all , as you will see by and by ; and so , I pre- sume , they called her Vial because she ...
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... thing . - Pebble was the roundest , stoutest - hearted , firmest little individual in all Fairy - land . No difficulties could ever make her give up her object : she went straight to it with a perseverance and an equanimity that were ...
... thing . - Pebble was the roundest , stoutest - hearted , firmest little individual in all Fairy - land . No difficulties could ever make her give up her object : she went straight to it with a perseverance and an equanimity that were ...
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... things that maids of honor always do . The queen had been making her toilet , or rather these had been making it for her . They had dressed her that day in a robe that you would think had been made of the sky itself , it was so sheer ...
... things that maids of honor always do . The queen had been making her toilet , or rather these had been making it for her . They had dressed her that day in a robe that you would think had been made of the sky itself , it was so sheer ...
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adventures Alban Hills Apollo armor beautiful became began brave brought called Carthage Carthaginians castle CHAPTER chariot Child-life in Italy Christian Cimbri Cincinnatus creatures deeds Dewdrop Don Quixote dress Egeria Ellen enchanted eyes fairy father flowers garden Gauls gentle Gianina giant Glassée gods and goddesses gold ground gypsy hand happy head hill honor horses hundred island Jugurtha Julius Cæsar Jupiter king knew knight knight-errant La Mancha lady lance land lived Lizzie looked magic Marius master mountains Nannine never noble nymphs Oberon Olympus Pompey poor pretty prison queen religion rode Rodrigo Romans Rome Rosinante Sancho Panza seemed sent Sertorius side soon sorrow Spain splendid squire story strange Telemachus tell terrible thee things thou thought Titania told took troops turned valor Vial wild wonderful young Zet'te
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Page 348 - Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 290 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 290 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow, Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
Page 346 - Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander every where, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the Fairy Queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours. I must go seek some dewdrops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
Page 291 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore ; And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kinges and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from East to Westerne shore, And all the world in their subjection held ; Till that infernall feend with foule uprore Forwasted all their land, and them expeld ; Whom to avenge she had this Knight from far compeld.
Page 290 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 291 - That lasie seemd in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 185 - Every day at early morning, To despite me more. I wist. He who slew my sire doth ride by, With a falcon on his fist. ' At my tender doves he flies it ; Many of them hath it slain. See .' their blood hath dyed my garments With full many a crimson siain. • List ! — The king who doth not justice. He deserveth not to reign ;
Page 131 - We advanced yet some steps onward, and then came to a stand, because we were at the end of the twine. The end of this Federigo fastened to his buttonhole, stuck the candle among some stones, and then began to sketch the deep passage. I sat close beside him upon one of the stones ; he had desired me to fold my hands and to look upwards. The light was nearly...
Page 328 - twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane - as I do here.