Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 188
... up course , with his army . " " I must think about it , " said Cloctaw ; " we must not be too hasty . " “ Oh , dear no , ” said the Crow , delighted to have won over one important politician to his cause so 66 188 WOOD MAGIC .
... up course , with his army . " " I must think about it , " said Cloctaw ; " we must not be too hasty . " “ Oh , dear no , ” said the Crow , delighted to have won over one important politician to his cause so 66 188 WOOD MAGIC .
Page 199
... army together . Depend upon it dear , there is some very important news . I must tell the Wood- pecker , and he will find out ; he is very clever at that . " The Squirrel began to get restless , though he did not like to tell Bevis to ...
... army together . Depend upon it dear , there is some very important news . I must tell the Wood- pecker , and he will find out ; he is very clever at that . " The Squirrel began to get restless , though he did not like to tell Bevis to ...
Page 217
... army at his back , that I am not at all certain he will respect my neutrality . As for Kapchack , he shivers in his claws at the very name of the mighty rebel . " " Why does Choo Hoo want king Kapchack's country ? THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO .
... army at his back , that I am not at all certain he will respect my neutrality . As for Kapchack , he shivers in his claws at the very name of the mighty rebel . " " Why does Choo Hoo want king Kapchack's country ? THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO .
Page 225
... , that they would have been disarmed and their discontent turned to gratitude ; but he ordered in his rage and terror that they should be decimated , P and let loose the whole army of his hawks upon THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO . 225.
... , that they would have been disarmed and their discontent turned to gratitude ; but he ordered in his rage and terror that they should be decimated , P and let loose the whole army of his hawks upon THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO . 225.
Page 226
A Fable Richard Jefferies. and let loose the whole army of his hawks upon them , so that the slaughter was awful to behold , and the ground was strewn with their torn and mangled bodies . Yet they remained faithful to Choo Hoo , and not ...
A Fable Richard Jefferies. and let loose the whole army of his hawks upon them , so that the slaughter was awful to behold , and the ground was strewn with their torn and mangled bodies . Yet they remained faithful to Choo Hoo , and not ...
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Ah Kurroo Khan army asked Bailiff barbarians beautiful jay began Bevis dear birds bough Brook butterfly by-and-by cannon-stick Cassell caught chack chaffinch chink Choo Hoo Cloctaw cloth copse council cowslips Crow cunning dead dragon-fly eyes feathers fell field flew flint Galpin gone grass Hare hawk hear heard hedge hill hole hollow Hoo's Humble-bee Illustrations jackdaw Kauc Ki Ki king Kapchack knew library binding listen locket looked Ludgate Hill magpies minute missel-thrush morning Mouse nest never night numbers once orchard palace peck perched Petter pigeons Prince Tchack-tchack rabbit rooks round secret shoot shouted sing Sir Bevis Squirrel starling Stoat sure talking tell things thought thrush Toad told tomtit trap tree Vols waggon waiting Weasel Wind wood wood-pigeons young
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