A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1939 - 942 pages |
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Page 138
... leave , so that we may bid you good - by . " Now Ithenhiela had noticed that each of the old women had behind her back a knife of copper , long and sharp and gleaming ; and that one sat on either side of the door , waiting . " Ah ...
... leave , so that we may bid you good - by . " Now Ithenhiela had noticed that each of the old women had behind her back a knife of copper , long and sharp and gleaming ; and that one sat on either side of the door , waiting . " Ah ...
Page 142
... leave Heaven to its own course ; for it has made the tree to mitigate with wood the severity of winter , and leaves to soften the heat of summer . " " You speak like Solomon ! " said the youth ; " but you cannot deny that this month of ...
... leave Heaven to its own course ; for it has made the tree to mitigate with wood the severity of winter , and leaves to soften the heat of summer . " " You speak like Solomon ! " said the youth ; " but you cannot deny that this month of ...
Page 295
... leave of him . The Tortoise blamed them for leaving him at this time and begged them to carry him along with them . The Ducks replied , — " We are grieved to leave you in this condition ; but we are compelled to go . As to what you ...
... leave of him . The Tortoise blamed them for leaving him at this time and begged them to carry him along with them . The Ducks replied , — " We are grieved to leave you in this condition ; but we are compelled to go . As to what you ...
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