My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pages |
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... foolish fellow ! Come , you ninny . " But Dicky had left the flock of geese , and was running up , tossing his head like a ninny , sure enough . Clapping his wings , and advancing with that awkward step and bad grace that particularly ...
... foolish fellow ! Come , you ninny . " But Dicky had left the flock of geese , and was running up , tossing his head like a ninny , sure enough . Clapping his wings , and advancing with that awkward step and bad grace that particularly ...
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... foolish of all creatures ! " " Not so foolish as you suppose , " an- swered my aunt . " Ask Augustus one of these days to tell you the story of his two Dickys , and of geese in general , and you will give up your opinion respecting ...
... foolish of all creatures ! " " Not so foolish as you suppose , " an- swered my aunt . " Ask Augustus one of these days to tell you the story of his two Dickys , and of geese in general , and you will give up your opinion respecting ...
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... foolish it is to judge by the " outward appearance . " To one who at that moment could have known us both thoroughly , how much kindness , and intelligence , and wisdom would have appeared in him , and how much igno- rance and folly in ...
... foolish it is to judge by the " outward appearance . " To one who at that moment could have known us both thoroughly , how much kindness , and intelligence , and wisdom would have appeared in him , and how much igno- rance and folly in ...
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... foolish than the pigeon or the hen , whose pretty ways we so much admire . They are well worth ob- serving before civilization has changed their habits . In particular , it is curious to notice how they shun dangers , defend their young ...
... foolish than the pigeon or the hen , whose pretty ways we so much admire . They are well worth ob- serving before civilization has changed their habits . In particular , it is curious to notice how they shun dangers , defend their young ...
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... foolish ? " asked my aunt . " We do not regard enough , " continued Augustus , without giving me time to re- ply " we do not regard enough the in- stinct of the species which we tame . The habit of looking at them without reflec- tion ...
... foolish ? " asked my aunt . " We do not regard enough , " continued Augustus , without giving me time to re- ply " we do not regard enough the in- stinct of the species which we tame . The habit of looking at them without reflec- tion ...
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