Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 310
mas, and little chil-dren—and all quite smooth and shiny, because the Tom, the Water Baby 291 fairies French-polish them every morning; andthey sighed so softly as they came by, that Tomtook courage to speak to them; but all theyanswered was, Hush, hush, hush; for that was allthey had learnt to… … PORPOISES dashed away, glittering like white fire; and then itlay sick again, and motionless. Where do you come from? asked Tom. Andwhy are you so sick and sad? I come from the warm Carolinas, and the sand-banks fringed with pines; where the great owl-raysleap and flap, like giant bats, upon the…
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