Temple of the Fairies, Volume 2Vernor and Hood, 1804 - Fairy tales |
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Aimée answered appeared Armorine arms astonished attention Aurora baron Baroness de Granville beautiful began Bellina Camion castle cavern charming Citronette cottage crabs cried cruel daugh dear delighted dreadful fairy fate father favour fear feel felt flay flowers gave Goromac grief hand happy heart immediately Ingenuo instantly kind king and queen King of Armenia kingdom knew lady length Licanor little princess looked lord Luminous Madam maid Marmotte marriage marry men at arms ment mind morning mother mountains Namarand Nerredden night nymph Ogres Olinda orange tree palace parents passed passion perceived Pimantus prince princess queen Ravagio remained resolved returned ring romac rose seemed seized seven-league boots shepherdess shew soon suffer surprised tears Telida tender thee thought tion took Tormentine Tornado Trusio Ulicane Umbric voice weep Whitings wish wood words young young savage Zerphilis
Popular passages
Page 128 - You are about to be presented at the Court of the Prince to whom I have destined you from your infancy ; but, my dear child, you will not appear there...
Page 109 - ... brought me up as a shepherdess. At the end of ten years (which appeared to them...
Page 122 - ... notwithstanding my resentment, and all that I could obtain was, that the first who should deliver you from my power should become your husband. —
Page 108 - The judges were tired of condemning to death, and the executioners of hanging.
Page 159 - Tormentine was therefore no sooner in the wood, than, taking her ivory ring in her hand, she said, -" I wish, in the name of the royal Fairy Trusio, that, this instant, a hind of the most beautifn and delicate species may come, and leave her fawn, to suckle this young infant which fortune has given me.
Page 106 - Luminous, who protects him, hides my features, in order to preserve us for each other : it is absolutely necessary that he should pound me ; the decree is irrevocable.
Page 98 - and do not reply ; every moment that you lose adds to the fury of Marmotte : go to the King of the Whitings, tell him that you are the page that I promised him, and rely on my protection.
Page 115 - I cared very little about it, so true it is that youth is the only season in which we enjoy the present moment.
Page 107 - TVtv father was sovereign of one of the kingdoms near Mount Caucasus: he governed, as well as he could, a people who were remarkably wicked.