Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: The water-babiesMacmillan and Company, 1895 |
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... , as his old donkey did to a hail- storm ; and then shook his ears and was as jolly as ever ; and thought of the fine times coming , when he would be a man , and a master sweep , and sit in the public. 2 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
... , as his old donkey did to a hail- storm ; and then shook his ears and was as jolly as ever ; and thought of the fine times coming , when he would be a man , and a master sweep , and sit in the public. 2 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
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... , there were good times coming ; and , when his master let him have a pull at the leavings of his beer , Tom was the jolliest boy in the whole town . 1 One day a smart little groom rode into the court. I 3 A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND - BABY.
... , there were good times coming ; and , when his master let him have a pull at the leavings of his beer , Tom was the jolliest boy in the whole town . 1 One day a smart little groom rode into the court. I 3 A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND - BABY.
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... coming down as he thought the right chimney , he came down the wrong one , and found himself standing on the hearthrug in a room the like of which he had never seen before . Tom had never seen the like . He had never been in gentlefolks ...
... coming down as he thought the right chimney , he came down the wrong one , and found himself standing on the hearthrug in a room the like of which he had never seen before . Tom had never seen the like . He had never been in gentlefolks ...
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... , who sat in the middle of their webs , and when they saw Tom coming , shook them so fast that they became invisible . Then he saw lizards , And brown and gray and green , and thought they 36 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
... , who sat in the middle of their webs , and when they saw Tom coming , shook them so fast that they became invisible . Then he saw lizards , And brown and gray and green , and thought they 36 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
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... coming the day after to- morrow - cock . " But his wife had heard that so often that she knew all about it , and a little more . And , besides , she was the mother of a family , and had seven little poults to wash and feed every day ...
... coming the day after to- morrow - cock . " But his wife had heard that so often that she knew all about it , and a little more . And , besides , she was the mother of a family , and had seven little poults to wash and feed every day ...
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