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asleep ; although , now and then , one would writhe , and lift its head , and thrust out its forked tongue , emitting a drowsy hiss , and then let itself subside among its sister snakes . The Gorgons were more like an awful gigantic ...
asleep ; although , now and then , one would writhe , and lift its head , and thrust out its forked tongue , emitting a drowsy hiss , and then let itself subside among its sister snakes . The Gorgons were more like an awful gigantic ...
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Show us the head ! Show us the head ! " shouted the people , and there was a fierceness in their cry as if they would tear Perseus to pieces , unless he should satisfy them with what he had to show . “ Show us the head of Medusa with ...
Show us the head ! Show us the head ! " shouted the people , and there was a fierceness in their cry as if they would tear Perseus to pieces , unless he should satisfy them with what he had to show . “ Show us the head of Medusa with ...
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He crept from his bed ; And , seeing the others were gone , he said , " I'm a - gittin ' over the cold'n my head . " .And away he sped , To open the wonderful box in the shed . His brothers had walked but a little way When Jotham to ...
He crept from his bed ; And , seeing the others were gone , he said , " I'm a - gittin ' over the cold'n my head . " .And away he sped , To open the wonderful box in the shed . His brothers had walked but a little way When Jotham to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Book of Children's Literature |
| Editor | Lillian Hollowell |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Rinehart, 1950 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 14 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 697 pages |
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