My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pages |
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... Good People . CHAPTER III . The Red Apron CHAPTER IV . Dicky the First CHAPTER V. Dicky the Second . CHAPTER VI . The Little Chicken CHAPTER VII . Observations CHAPTER VIII . The Pigeons CHAPTER IX . Natural History 1 *
... Good People . CHAPTER III . The Red Apron CHAPTER IV . Dicky the First CHAPTER V. Dicky the Second . CHAPTER VI . The Little Chicken CHAPTER VII . Observations CHAPTER VIII . The Pigeons CHAPTER IX . Natural History 1 *
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... natural history . It would give your aunt pleasure , I am sure , to tell you her daily observations , and I am certain , too , your cousin will give you the aid of a little science , to clear up that which may seem to you at first sight ...
... natural history . It would give your aunt pleasure , I am sure , to tell you her daily observations , and I am certain , too , your cousin will give you the aid of a little science , to clear up that which may seem to you at first sight ...
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... his own life for the ransom of my soul , it is easy to see that the evil lies deep in a selfish and ungrateful nature , and that the cure of it must come from above . CHAPTER III . THE RED APRON . I MUST Own 3 THE GOOD PEOPLE . 25.
... his own life for the ransom of my soul , it is easy to see that the evil lies deep in a selfish and ungrateful nature , and that the cure of it must come from above . CHAPTER III . THE RED APRON . I MUST Own 3 THE GOOD PEOPLE . 25.
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... Natural History , and tell me some- thing about the ways and instincts of the animals that were around us . Augustus now laughed in his turn , but in his laugh there was nothing of derision . " I know , " said he , " that my mother ...
... Natural History , and tell me some- thing about the ways and instincts of the animals that were around us . Augustus now laughed in his turn , but in his laugh there was nothing of derision . " I know , " said he , " that my mother ...
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... nature , and which were perhaps not meant for me . But most certainly , if the poor beaten goose had received them in my place , they would have killed him , for he was already in a very bad state , to judge from his piteous cries as I ...
... nature , and which were perhaps not meant for me . But most certainly , if the poor beaten goose had received them in my place , they would have killed him , for he was already in a very bad state , to judge from his piteous cries as I ...
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