Parables from nature, with notes on the natural history, 2 tomasBell & Daldy, 1865 - 196 psl. |
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Alpine rose answered asked beautiful began birds brought called child colts comfort course creature dark dazzle and blaze earth echoed Night Egeria empty nest empty space equal temperament exclaimed eyes fact family rope father fear feel felt Firefly's flowers friends fronds Gero Geronimo grew hand happy Harvest hear heard heart Heaven hen-mother hills hope horse imperfect kick kicking-straps kittens knew labour light limpet listen live looked master mille miglia miserable Mont Blanc morning mother mountain murmured natural neighbours nest never Night nosegay nursery gardener Odin oh dear once organ-builder perfect perhaps plant poor red snow Roger rooks rose-tree round shouted side Siegfried Siegfried's sing smile spider sure Taffy talk tangle teaching tell there's things thou thought trouble tuning turn Twinette whisper Whitefoot and Silverstar wish wonder words young Zoophyte
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