Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 19
... he was working so hard to get at the rabbit , and tearing with his teeth at the roots to make the hole bigger . Bevis clapped his hands , dropping his cowslips , and called " Loo ! Loo ! " urging the dog on . The sand c 2 SIR BEVIS . 19.
... he was working so hard to get at the rabbit , and tearing with his teeth at the roots to make the hole bigger . Bevis clapped his hands , dropping his cowslips , and called " Loo ! Loo ! " urging the dog on . The sand c 2 SIR BEVIS . 19.
Page 25
... called it , to get to the machinery , and the smell of the cotton waste and oil wafted on the wind was to him like the scent of battle to the war - horse . But Bevis was not in the tallet , nor the brook , nor among the bulrushes of the ...
... called it , to get to the machinery , and the smell of the cotton waste and oil wafted on the wind was to him like the scent of battle to the war - horse . But Bevis was not in the tallet , nor the brook , nor among the bulrushes of the ...
Page 45
... being tired of swinging , went to the summer - house to read what he had written with his stump of pencil till he was called to tea . In the evening , when the sun was sinking , he went out and lay down on the seat - it was AT HOME . 45.
... being tired of swinging , went to the summer - house to read what he had written with his stump of pencil till he was called to tea . In the evening , when the sun was sinking , he went out and lay down on the seat - it was AT HOME . 45.
Page 67
... called on the Rat Rat without ceremony leant down the china , 1 caught hold of his ear with his teeth , and snipped it so tight he bit it right through , but he dragged the Weasel out . " There he lay a long time half dead and exhausted ...
... called on the Rat Rat without ceremony leant down the china , 1 caught hold of his ear with his teeth , and snipped it so tight he bit it right through , but he dragged the Weasel out . " There he lay a long time half dead and exhausted ...
Page 67
... called to the Rat , and the Rat came and tried to reach him , but it was just a little too far down . " If I only had something to drink , ' said the Weasel , ' only one drop of water , I think I could do it , but I am faint from thirst ...
... called to the Rat , and the Rat came and tried to reach him , but it was just a little too far down . " If I only had something to drink , ' said the Weasel , ' only one drop of water , I think I could do it , but I am faint from thirst ...
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