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Page 495
... Grew wet where they were standing . But still , as wilder rose the wind , And as the night grew drearer ; Just back a piece came the police , Their tramping sounded nearer . " Oh , haste thee , haste ! " the lady cries , " It's anything ...
... Grew wet where they were standing . But still , as wilder rose the wind , And as the night grew drearer ; Just back a piece came the police , Their tramping sounded nearer . " Oh , haste thee , haste ! " the lady cries , " It's anything ...
Page 606
... grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the house the rats came tumbling . Great rats , small rats , lean rats , brawny rats , Brown rats , black rats , grey rats , tawny rats , Grave old plodders ...
... grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the house the rats came tumbling . Great rats , small rats , lean rats , brawny rats , Brown rats , black rats , grey rats , tawny rats , Grave old plodders ...
Page 847
... grew and it grew ; And it grew behind the barn , And that turnip did no harm . There it grew and it grew Till it could grow no longer ; Then his daughter Lizzie picked it And put it in the cellar . There it lay and it lay Till it began ...
... grew and it grew ; And it grew behind the barn , And that turnip did no harm . There it grew and it grew Till it could grow no longer ; Then his daughter Lizzie picked it And put it in the cellar . There it lay and it lay Till it began ...
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