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 403
. Andthen he, whose father belonged to my calling, theson of the figurehead carver, he whom we have our-selves seen, with his silver hairs and his broadshoulders, he whose name is spoken of in all lands!Yes, he was a sculptor; I am only a carver. Yes,Holger Danske may come in many forms, so thatone… … THE FIGUREHEAD But the little lad in the bed saw plainly the oldKronenburgh, with the Oer Sound, and the realHolger Danske, who sat deep below, with his beardgrown through the marble table, dreaming of allthat happens up here. Holger Danske alsodreamed of the little, humble room where the car-…
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