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... CRUEL BOY . As a bird one day went to seek some food for its young ones , a boy who had a gun in his hand , saw it , and shot the poor thing through its head , and down it fell to the ground . The boy then ran to it , and picked it up ...
... CRUEL BOY . As a bird one day went to seek some food for its young ones , a boy who had a gun in his hand , saw it , and shot the poor thing through its head , and down it fell to the ground . The boy then ran to it , and picked it up ...
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... cruel boy shot their poor mother . TABLE 14. - XIV Words of two syllables , accented on the second . Ac quire a dieu a gainst ar raign a base a buse af fair a imuse a rise af fright ap proach as sign dis play , sup pose en croach un ...
... cruel boy shot their poor mother . TABLE 14. - XIV Words of two syllables , accented on the second . Ac quire a dieu a gainst ar raign a base a buse af fair a imuse a rise af fright ap proach as sign dis play , sup pose en croach un ...
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... cruelly , in hopes that the natives would tell them of still more gold and silver than they had fonnd . The kings of other countries sent out ships to America ... cruel to the poor Indians no , move , nor , not , good - tube , tůb . 75.
... cruelly , in hopes that the natives would tell them of still more gold and silver than they had fonnd . The kings of other countries sent out ships to America ... cruel to the poor Indians no , move , nor , not , good - tube , tůb . 75.
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... cruel to the poor Indians , but they were cruel also to Co- lumbus , who had made them so rich . They did not make Columbus happy ; he died before he was an old man ; he was very willing to die , because he was unhappy . Christopher ...
... cruel to the poor Indians , but they were cruel also to Co- lumbus , who had made them so rich . They did not make Columbus happy ; he died before he was an old man ; he was very willing to die , because he was unhappy . Christopher ...
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... cruel prove , Your little ones to force away ! No , no ; together live and love ; See here they are - take them I pray . Teach them in yonder wood to fly , And let them your sweet warbling hear , ' Till their own wings can soar as high ...
... cruel prove , Your little ones to force away ! No , no ; together live and love ; See here they are - take them I pray . Teach them in yonder wood to fly , And let them your sweet warbling hear , ' Till their own wings can soar as high ...
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