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The water-babies : a fairy tale for land-baby (1894)

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Sambourne, Linley, ill · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 325

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he live coals, whichwere lying about in plenty, burn him; for, being awater-baby, his radical humours were of a moist andcold nature, as you may read at large in Lemnius,Cardan, Van Helmont, and other gentlemen, who knewas much as they could, and no man can know more. And at last they came to… … his mouth was a pipe; but it was not a-light; thoughhe was pulling at it with all his might. vni A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 315 Attention, Mr. Grimes, said the truncheon; here is a gentleman come to see you. But Mr. Grimes only said bad words; and keptgrumbling, My pipe wont draw. My pipe…

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