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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 276

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ho ! What ho ! Comeforth that I may do thee battle! but thesound of a huge mouth-harp, on which thelonely Colossus whiled away the weary daysbetween fights, was all his answer. Again he Hullo, Toddlekins ! he roared. Whatgame is this the babies play, since men are allgone coward ? Toddlekins… … LITTLE PETER ROWED RIGHT MANFULLY TO THE FATAL ISLE. lifted up his voice defiantly, and beat upon hisshield with a vim. With a tremendous crash,the moldy drawbridge fell, and the rusty port-cullis flew up with a shriek. Out rushed thegiant, so blind with rage that he had nearlystepped upon Peter…

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