The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 40
d, I dobelieve the tiniest Lillipu-tian that Gulliver eversaw could not fill hispockets with dust if liesearched through dozensof Dutch homes. Broek, a little villagenear beautiful Amster-dam, that city of ninetyislands, is said to be thecleanest place in the world.It used to be quite famousfor its… … A PRETTY HOLLANDER. 24 THE LAND OF PLUCK the world ;ts it appears when scrubbed to a polish. Everymorning the village shines forth as fresh as if it had justtaken a bath. The wooden houses are as bright and -ay O J as paint can make them. Their shining tiled roofs andpolished facings flash up a…
Children's stories, American
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