My own fairy book : namely certain Chronicles of Pantouflia, as notably the adventures of Prigio, prince of that country, and of his son Ricardo, with an excerpt from the Annals of Scotland, as touching Ker of Fairnilee, his sojourn with the Queen of Faery (1903)
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Browne, Gordon, 1858-1932, ill, Scott, T., ill, Lemann, E. A., ill · New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 102
utioner*lead on ! Do your duty;for me, Prigio est pret;—for this was his motto, andmeant that he was ready. Poor Lady Molinda couldnot but be hurt by theprinces preference for deathover marriage to her, littleas she liked him. Is life, then, so worthless ?and is Molinda so terrible aperson that you… … 86 PRINCE PRIGIO. death; and then, perhaps, she reflected thatthere are worse positions than the queenship ofPantouilia. For Alphonso was gone—cryingwould not bring him back. Ah, Madam ! said the prince, you areforgiving- For you are brave ! said Molinda, feelingquite a respect for him. But neither…
Fairy tales
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