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Page 10
... seen running races on his forehead , to try which of them could get first round the circle of his one great eye . It was another favorite feat with them to march along the bridge of his nose and jump down upon his upper lip . If the ...
... seen running races on his forehead , to try which of them could get first round the circle of his one great eye . It was another favorite feat with them to march along the bridge of his nose and jump down upon his upper lip . If the ...
Page 14
... seen the new wonder , and a million of them set up a shout , all together , so that it really made quite an audible squeak . " Get up , Antæus ! Bestir yourself , you lazy old Giant ! Here comes another tremendous Giant to fight with ...
... seen the new wonder , and a million of them set up a shout , all together , so that it really made quite an audible squeak . " Get up , Antæus ! Bestir yourself , you lazy old Giant ! Here comes another tremendous Giant to fight with ...
Page 16
... seen a great many Giants before , and this was by no means the biggest of them . In fact , if the Giant had been no bigger than the Pygmies ( who stood pricking up their ears and looking and listening to what was going forward ) , the ...
... seen a great many Giants before , and this was by no means the biggest of them . In fact , if the Giant had been no bigger than the Pygmies ( who stood pricking up their ears and looking and listening to what was going forward ) , the ...
Page 22
... seen what a public calamity has been brought to pass , and what an insult has here been offered to the majesty of our nation . Yonder lies Antæus , our great friend and brother , slain within our territory by a miscreant1 who took him ...
... seen what a public calamity has been brought to pass , and what an insult has here been offered to the majesty of our nation . Yonder lies Antæus , our great friend and brother , slain within our territory by a miscreant1 who took him ...
Page 28
... seen wonders before to - day , -hydras with nine heads , stags with golden horns , six - legged men , three - headed dogs , giants with fur- naces in their stomachs , 3- and nobody knows what besides . But here , on the palm of my hand ...
... seen wonders before to - day , -hydras with nine heads , stags with golden horns , six - legged men , three - headed dogs , giants with fur- naces in their stomachs , 3- and nobody knows what besides . But here , on the palm of my hand ...
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Antæus arms Asgard Baldur beast beautiful began behold bird blow body Bradamante brave breath Bregenz brethren brother brought called castle coral reef creature cried death dream dwarf ears earth Egypt enchanter eyes face father feet fell Fenris fire foot forever Giant Gluck gods gold Golden River grew hair hand head heard heart Hercules hill island Joseph killed King knew land of Egypt lips live Loki looked mighty Mimir mountains mouth NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE never night Norsemen Odin old gentleman old oaken bucket Pharaoh piece Pinabel Pygmies raft reading lesson ring rock round SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH Schwartz ship shore side stone stood strong sword thee Thiassi things Thor thou thought told took Treasure Valley tree turned unto voice wind wonderful wood words