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... coloured heath is enamelling the ground . The bee is humming on the fragrant blossom , and the butterfly bending down the blade with its light touch . The tinkling bells of scattered flocks break the silence of the scene . : And a soft ...
... coloured heath is enamelling the ground . The bee is humming on the fragrant blossom , and the butterfly bending down the blade with its light touch . The tinkling bells of scattered flocks break the silence of the scene . : And a soft ...
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... waste . The shining laurel , the spicy fir , the fragrant juniper . The scarlet berries of the hawthorn deck the hedge . The orange ยท coloured fruit of the mountain - ash waves on the topmost bough . The 34 THE PLEASURES.
... waste . The shining laurel , the spicy fir , the fragrant juniper . The scarlet berries of the hawthorn deck the hedge . The orange ยท coloured fruit of the mountain - ash waves on the topmost bough . The 34 THE PLEASURES.
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... coloured glass , and how sombre every part of the scene appears ! But view it through the mean of a clear and lively tint , and how gay and lovely every spot shines forth ! Thus then we often make the vexa- tion we endure . We fancy ...
... coloured glass , and how sombre every part of the scene appears ! But view it through the mean of a clear and lively tint , and how gay and lovely every spot shines forth ! Thus then we often make the vexa- tion we endure . We fancy ...
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... coloured . 3. SCRIPTURE PORTRAITS ; or , Biographical Me- moirs of the most distinguished Characters recorded in the ... coloured . 7. CLASSICAL LETTERS , or Alphabet of Memory ; with 22 Engravings . Price 2s . plain , and 3s . coloured ...
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... coloured . 11. A Collection of Fairy Tales , in 2 vols . , formerly published under the Names of Mother Goose and Mother Bunch , and now illustrated with 26 beautiful Engravings . Price 5s . plain , or 7s . coloured . * * Either volume ...
... coloured . 11. A Collection of Fairy Tales , in 2 vols . , formerly published under the Names of Mother Goose and Mother Bunch , and now illustrated with 26 beautiful Engravings . Price 5s . plain , or 7s . coloured . * * Either volume ...
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