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... night ; which the people said could be known by the fairy rings marked upon the grass , showing the places where the fairies had danced at night . And what was of more importance in this case , Merlin , the enchanter was , moreover ...
... night ; which the people said could be known by the fairy rings marked upon the grass , showing the places where the fairies had danced at night . And what was of more importance in this case , Merlin , the enchanter was , moreover ...
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... night , until at last it was the means of bringing him into very great danger . It happened in this manner : - One day , when Tom was riding by a farm - house , a large cat , seeing the mouse , rushed out upon it : Tom drew his sword ...
... night , until at last it was the means of bringing him into very great danger . It happened in this manner : - One day , when Tom was riding by a farm - house , a large cat , seeing the mouse , rushed out upon it : Tom drew his sword ...
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... night . The middle - sized bear had a middle - sized porridge - pot , with a chair and bed to match . For the little bear there was such a nice little chair , and a neat little bed , and a little porridge - pot that held just enough to ...
... night . The middle - sized bear had a middle - sized porridge - pot , with a chair and bed to match . For the little bear there was such a nice little chair , and a neat little bed , and a little porridge - pot that held just enough to ...
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... night ; The stars they were shining , and all things bright ; " Oh , ho ! " said the fox , " it's a very fine night For me to go through the town , e - ho ! " The fox when he came to yonder stile , He lifted his ears and he listened ...
... night ; The stars they were shining , and all things bright ; " Oh , ho ! " said the fox , " it's a very fine night For me to go through the town , e - ho ! " The fox when he came to yonder stile , He lifted his ears and he listened ...
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... night , but went to him in the morning before sunrise . Now , Cassim , after he had married the rich widow , never treated Ali Baba as a brother , but forgot that name . " Ali Baba , " said he , accosting him , " you are very reserved ...
... night , but went to him in the morning before sunrise . Now , Cassim , after he had married the rich widow , never treated Ali Baba as a brother , but forgot that name . " Ali Baba , " said he , accosting him , " you are very reserved ...
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Страница 417 - He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place, but supposing it to be some one of the neighborhood in need of his assistance, he hastened down to yield it. On nearer approach he was still more surprised at the singularity of the stranger's appearance. He was a short square-built old fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard.
Страница 416 - thy mistress leads thee a dog's life of it; but never mind, my lad, whilst I live thou shalt never want a friend to stand by thee!
Страница 415 - Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.
Страница 416 - ... green knoll, covered with mountain herbage, that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening between the trees he could overlook all the lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. He saw at a distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, moving on its silent but majestic course, with the reflection of a purple cloud, or the sail of a lagging bark,* here and there sleeping on its glassy bosom, and at last losing itself in the blue highlands.
Страница 413 - When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky , but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.
Страница 424 - Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman in a sharp cocked hat made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into...
Страница 415 - ... and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible. In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong, and would go wrong, in spite of him.