A wonder-book for girls & boys, including 'Tanglewood tales'. With illustrations |
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answered Antæus asked Baucis beautiful began behold Bellerophon better bull Cadmus child Chimæra Cilix clouds Cousin Eustace creature cried dear dragon earth Epimetheus Europa Eurylochus Eustace Bright eyes face fancied fellow flowers gazing giant gold golden apples Golden Fleece Golden Touch Gorgons grew hand happened head hear heard heart Hercules Hesperides Iobates Jason kind King Midas King Pluto King Polydectes knew laughing looked Lycia maiden Medea milk Minotaur mischief monster Mother Ceres mountain mouth naughty never Nymphs palace Pandora peep Pegasus Pelias Perseus Philemon Pirene pitcher poor pretty Primrose Proserpina Pygmies Quicksilver replied seemed seen Shadow Brook sister smile snakes story stranger Sweet Fern sword talk Tanglewood Telephassa tell terrible Thasus Theseus thing thought Three Grey Women told trees trouble turned ugly Ulysses voice weary winged horse wonderful young
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Page 98 - As long as you need me," said Hope, with her pleasant smile — "and that will be as long as you live in the world — I promise never to desert you! There may come times and seasons, now and then, when you will think that I have utterly vanished. But again, and again, and again, when perhaps you least dream of it, you shall see the glimmer of my wings on the ceiling of your cottage. Yes, my dear children; and I know something very good and beautiful that is to be given you, hereafter!" "Oh, tell...
Page 65 - or your own little Marygold, warm, soft, and loving as she was an hour ago?" "Oh, my child, my dear child!" cried poor Midas, wringing his hands. "I would not have given that one small dimple in her chin for the power of changing this whole big earth into a solid lump of gold!
Page 83 - Pandora once or twice fancied that she saw a face not so lovely, or something or other that was disagreeable, and which stole the beauty out of all the rest. Nevertheless, on looking more closely, and touching the spot with her finger, she could discover nothing of the kind. Some face, that was really beautiful, had been made to look ugly by her catching a sideway glimpse at it.
Page 57 - ... it is not beautiful, but the ugliest flower that ever grew ! As soon as I was dressed, I ran into the garden to gather some roses for you; because I know you like them, and like them the better when gathered by your little daughter. But...
Page 152 - That is more than can be safely foretold," observed' the stranger; and there was something very stern in his deep voice. He shook his head, too, so that his dark and heavy curls were shaken with the movement. " Since the inhabitants of yonder village have forgotten the affections and sympathies of their nature, it were better that the lake should be rippling over their dwellings again...
Page 52 - The stranger's smile grew so very broad that it seemed to fill the room like an outburst of the sun gleaming into a shadowy dell where the yellow autumnal leaves — for so looked the lumps and particles of gold — lie strewn in the glow of light. "The Golden Touch!
Page 180 - Pegasus, indeed!" cried he, turning up his nose as high as such a flat nose could be turned up, — "Pegasus, indeed! A winged horse, truly! Why, friend, are you in your senses? Of what use would wings be to a horse? Could he drag the plough so well, think you?
Page 84 - Epimetheus! You are wiser than he, and have ten times as much spirit. Open the box, and see if you do not find something very pretty!" The box, I had almost forgotten to say, was fastened; not by a lock, nor by any other such contrivance, but by a very intricate knot of gold cord.
Page 48 - ... and bring them from the obscure corners of the room into the one bright and narrow sunbeam that fell from the dungeonlike window. He valued the sunbeam for no other reason but that his treasure would not shine without its help. And then would he reckon over the coins in the bag ; toss up the bar, and catch it as it came down ; sift the...
Page 52 - But are you quite sure that this will satisfy you?" "How could it fail?" said Midas. "And will you never regret the possession of it?" "What could induce me?" asked Midas. "I ask nothing else to render me perfectly happy.