Burford Cottage, and Its Robin-red-breastT. Tegg and Son, 1835 - 476 pages |
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... Gubbins , a somewhat aged schoolmaster , who with his wife , scarcely younger than himself , and a pretty and amia- ble daughter , in her twentieth year , are all the inhabi- tants of a small antique dwelling , once the abode of prouder ...
... Gubbins , a somewhat aged schoolmaster , who with his wife , scarcely younger than himself , and a pretty and amia- ble daughter , in her twentieth year , are all the inhabi- tants of a small antique dwelling , once the abode of prouder ...
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... Gubbins is even distinguished for the merciful things which he teaches , concerning birds and beasts , and all the animal creation ; and especially for his regard to the duties of hospitality to the Red - breast , and his strict ...
... Gubbins is even distinguished for the merciful things which he teaches , concerning birds and beasts , and all the animal creation ; and especially for his regard to the duties of hospitality to the Red - breast , and his strict ...
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... Gubbins . This par- ticular afternoon , however , the shade of the elder - trees , among the dark leaves and purple berries of which latter were now my movements , was lengthened over a delicate and unusual little heap of food , which ...
... Gubbins . This par- ticular afternoon , however , the shade of the elder - trees , among the dark leaves and purple berries of which latter were now my movements , was lengthened over a delicate and unusual little heap of food , which ...
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... Gubbins , and especially in that solitary and sequestered part of the garden in which I had found it , and which , for its sequestration and solitariness , had long been my sa- cred and my chosen haunt ? I , by this time , had suffi ...
... Gubbins , and especially in that solitary and sequestered part of the garden in which I had found it , and which , for its sequestration and solitariness , had long been my sa- cred and my chosen haunt ? I , by this time , had suffi ...
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... Gubbins her little visitant , her little sprite ; and Mrs. Gubbins her household deity ; and Mr. Gubbins the ornament of his stone floor , and the recreation of his meal - times ! They have stolen into the depths of his garden ; they ...
... Gubbins her little visitant , her little sprite ; and Mrs. Gubbins her household deity ; and Mr. Gubbins the ornament of his stone floor , and the recreation of his meal - times ! They have stolen into the depths of his garden ; they ...
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Burford cottage, and its robin-red-breast, by the author of Keepr's travels Edward Augustus Kendall Affichage du livre entier - 1835 |
Burford Cottage, and Its Robin-red-breast Burford Cottage,Edward A. Kendal Affichage du livre entier - 1835 |
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