Crackers for ChristmasMacmillan and Company, 1870 - 352 pages |
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... happy and thankful , and the fourth was pretty sure to get him into trouble . And so it did . Instead of being happy and thankful in his comfortable home , Cecil was always wanting to see the world , and know more of its goings on . He ...
... happy and thankful , and the fourth was pretty sure to get him into trouble . And so it did . Instead of being happy and thankful in his comfortable home , Cecil was always wanting to see the world , and know more of its goings on . He ...
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... happy home , and heard the chimes of the dear old bells of the home church sounding across meadow and woodland , and striking upon my boyish ears with sweet and touching melody . The home and the bells have ceased for me now . The light ...
... happy home , and heard the chimes of the dear old bells of the home church sounding across meadow and woodland , and striking upon my boyish ears with sweet and touching melody . The home and the bells have ceased for me now . The light ...
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... happy who have kept and cherished through their lives , and they bring thoughts of Love , and Hope , and Mercy , and Peace , tender plants springing from heavenly seed which the Father of all permits to grow in mortal hearts , and which ...
... happy who have kept and cherished through their lives , and they bring thoughts of Love , and Hope , and Mercy , and Peace , tender plants springing from heavenly seed which the Father of all permits to grow in mortal hearts , and which ...
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... happy days , was generally known as ' the sand - pit , ' an ancient and honourable name , which , for aught I know , still belongs to the dear old place . I can remember the sand - pit when there were not a great many rabbit - holes in ...
... happy days , was generally known as ' the sand - pit , ' an ancient and honourable name , which , for aught I know , still belongs to the dear old place . I can remember the sand - pit when there were not a great many rabbit - holes in ...
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... happy family we were . There had been seven , but one got accidentally smothered in his in- fancy , and he was never mentioned among us . The six of us who grew up and played together were Soft - skin , Tina , and Pussy , the girls ...
... happy family we were . There had been seven , but one got accidentally smothered in his in- fancy , and he was never mentioned among us . The six of us who grew up and played together were Soft - skin , Tina , and Pussy , the girls ...
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