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 478
an-quet of wine, What is thy petition,Queen Esther? and it shall be grantedthee; and what is thy request? and itshall be performed, even to the half of the king-dom. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If Ihave found favour in thy sight, O king, and if itplease the king, let my life be given… … 460 The Story of Esther Then the king Ahasuerus answered and saidunto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where ishe, that durst presume in his heart to do so? And Esther said, The adversary and enemy isthis wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraidbefore the king and the queen. And one of the chamberlains…
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