Fairy Tales, Their Origin and Meaning: With Some Account of Dwellers in FairylandMacmillan, 1878 - 205 pages |
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Page 96 - Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow. Nor ever wind blows loudly; but it lies Deep-meadow'd, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crown'd with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
Page 100 - Rakshas' heels and one of his wife's, gave each a little push, and down they both tumbled into the well and were drowned, the Rakshas and the Rakshas' wife ! The Princess then returned to her sister and said, ' I have killed the Rakshas.'— 'What ! both?' cried her sister. 'Yes, both, she said. ' Won't they come back ? ' said her sister. ' No, never,' answered she. The Rakshas being thus killed, the two Princesses took possession of the house, and lived there very happily for a long time. In it...
Page 134 - Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm ? Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck...
Page 20 - If I go along trembling like a cloud driven by the wind, have mercy, almighty, have mercy.
Page 134 - These are the forgeries of jealousy : And never, since the middle summer's spring, Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead, By paved fountain, or by rushy brook, Or in the beached margent of the sea, To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind, But with thy brawls thou hast disturb'd our sport.
Page 97 - ... because his limbs were so frozen. So sweeping the snow away, he made a clear space, and presently found a small gold key. As soon as he picked it up, he began to think that where there was a key there must also be a lock ; and digging in the earth he found a small iron chest. " I hope the key will fit," thought he to himself; "there are certainly great treasures in this box!
Page 19 - East: they have each formed their languages, they have each founded empires and philosophies, they have each built temples and razed them to the ground ; they have all grown older, and it may be wiser and better; but. when they search for a name for what is most exalted and yet most dear to every one of us, when they wish to express both awe and love, the infinite and the finite...
Page 72 - there is but death awaiting me, at any rate.' He sat down near her. He was so tired that he fell asleep beside her. When he awoke, the giant's daughter was not to be seen, but the byre was so well cleaned that a golden apple would run from end to end of it. In comes the giant, and he said. 'Thou hast cleaned the byre, king's son?' 'I have cleaned it,
Page 100 - Then the Rakshas walked round and round several times, with his nose up in the air, saying: " Some one is here now ; I smell flesh and blood. Where can they be ? " " Stuff and nonsense ! " cried the Rakshas
Page 103 - ... still more alarming, insomuch that the Deaf Man, who was peeping at him through a chink in the wall, felt so frightened that he did not know what to do. But the Blind Man was very brave (because he couldn't see), and went up to the door and called out,