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... Trixie and Dot are preparing for their walk . You might almost count up on your fingers the number of houses in this tiny street they were stay- ing in ; some quite mansions , others doll - like in their minuteness . Great - heart's was ...
... Trixie and Dot are preparing for their walk . You might almost count up on your fingers the number of houses in this tiny street they were stay- ing in ; some quite mansions , others doll - like in their minuteness . Great - heart's was ...
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... Trixie and Dot thought it anything but accept- able . An odd thing about the place , too , and one which much perplexed the children at first , was the entire absence of " tradespeople " during those busy hours of the morning usually ...
... Trixie and Dot thought it anything but accept- able . An odd thing about the place , too , and one which much perplexed the children at first , was the entire absence of " tradespeople " during those busy hours of the morning usually ...
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... Trixie and Dot , as their merry voices re - echoed now and again . It seemed it was considered vulgar to laugh , or even appear interested in anything for that matter , within that charmed circle and at that fashionable hour . At times ...
... Trixie and Dot , as their merry voices re - echoed now and again . It seemed it was considered vulgar to laugh , or even appear interested in anything for that matter , within that charmed circle and at that fashionable hour . At times ...
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... Trixie all this time ? sitting dumfounded , bewildered at all she saw ; almost too excited to speak even , with eyes , mouth , ears all open , taking in those wonderful sights and sounds . Presently she turned her head , and clap- ping ...
... Trixie all this time ? sitting dumfounded , bewildered at all she saw ; almost too excited to speak even , with eyes , mouth , ears all open , taking in those wonderful sights and sounds . Presently she turned her head , and clap- ping ...
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... Trixie wondered why they need come to spoil the look of the place , and asked Great- heart about it . He said that one of the golden rules that must influence all the children would see , was this : they must be sure and not judge ...
... Trixie wondered why they need come to spoil the look of the place , and asked Great- heart about it . He said that one of the golden rules that must influence all the children would see , was this : they must be sure and not judge ...
Términos y frases comunes
answered arms asked beautiful busy carriages certainly church CITY OF PLEASURE close cloth course cried Croaker crowd Crown 8vo darlings delighted door Dot's doubt dressed excitement exclaimed eyes face fancy fashion Fcap fear flowers front garden gaze glanced Great-heart told hands happy hatchment head heart Hebrew Bible high bailiff hope hour hurry inquired knew lady little Dot Lollards looked Lowther Street luggage maiden mind morning morocco murmured nearly never night nymphets once party passed pleasure plenty poor portmanteaus Presently Punch and Judy quiet rooks round seemed Shetland ponies side sight sister smile soon sorrow sort stood sure talk tell things thought took travellers trees Trixie and Dot Trixie's truly turned waiting walk watched whispered window wonderful words
Pasajes populares
Página 368 - Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty of thy voice. And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.
Página 248 - Tis the voice of the sluggard ; I heard him complain, " You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy head. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber...