Bertha's Visit to Her Uncle in England, Volume 1J. Murray, 1830 - Children |
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... live in more exposed places in England . The tigridia , a na- tive of Mexico , grows here in great profusion ; having heard that the Mexicans eat its roots , or bulbs , my uncle tried them , and found them almost as good as chestnuts ...
... live in more exposed places in England . The tigridia , a na- tive of Mexico , grows here in great profusion ; having heard that the Mexicans eat its roots , or bulbs , my uncle tried them , and found them almost as good as chestnuts ...
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... live . It supports the rein - deer , and the rein - deer sus- tains man - but man could not live on moss or lichen . " " There is a common saying , my little Bertha , " replied he , " that one - half of the world knows not how the other ...
... live . It supports the rein - deer , and the rein - deer sus- tains man - but man could not live on moss or lichen . " " There is a common saying , my little Bertha , " replied he , " that one - half of the world knows not how the other ...
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... lives , The meadow - grass its fragrance gives . And thou canst make thy tranquil bower In Summer's sweetest , fairest flower . The hour of peace is all thy own ; Thy lamp is lit for one alone ; Shedding no transitory gleams , No rays ...
... lives , The meadow - grass its fragrance gives . And thou canst make thy tranquil bower In Summer's sweetest , fairest flower . The hour of peace is all thy own ; Thy lamp is lit for one alone ; Shedding no transitory gleams , No rays ...
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... lives about a mile and a - half from this - and then return by a dif- ferent way , through a hamlet , inhabited by some of the poorest class . We were all ready at one o'clock , which was the appointed hour . - My uncle dislikes very ...
... lives about a mile and a - half from this - and then return by a dif- ferent way , through a hamlet , inhabited by some of the poorest class . We were all ready at one o'clock , which was the appointed hour . - My uncle dislikes very ...
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... live on beef for every meal , like the peon , yet he is in fact more comfortable . We saw some very poor people in the hamlet by which we re- turned home , and found them civil in their man- " ners , and contented with their employment ...
... live on beef for every meal , like the peon , yet he is in fact more comfortable . We saw some very poor people in the hamlet by which we re- turned home , and found them civil in their man- " ners , and contented with their employment ...
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Page 36 - On tops of dewy grass So nimbly do we pass. The young and tender stalk Ne'er bends when we do walk ; Yet in the morning may be seen Where we the night before have been.
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