It was the old soldier.
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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His chin on his hand, his eyes turned to me, he looked like a grotesque sculpture.
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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The mice were near treading each other to death.
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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The parlour cat stood on the steps.
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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The goose jumped down from the dish, and waddled along the ground.
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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He found himself on one of the countless circular ranges of mountains…
Helen Stratton, from The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Philadelphia, circa 1899.
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Combing her long golden hair with a comb of red gold.
Helen Stratton, from A book of myths, by Jeanie Lang, New York, 1915.
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She held it against her breast.
Helen Stratton, from A book of myths, by Jeanie Lang, New York, 1915.
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Agostino Lacurci. La Finta Nonna.
Illustration for the novel La finta nonna, contained in Fiabe Italiane
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