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Once Upon a Time, and Other Child-Verses

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Reading edition

Author Of "The Pot Of Gold," "Jane Field," "A New England Nun," "An Humble Romance," "Pembroke," Etc.

Illustrated By Etheldred B. Barry

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. 1897

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

ONCE UPON A TIME

THE SICK FAIRY.

THE ENCHANTED TALE OF BANBURY CROSS.

A-BERRYING

TWO MOODS.

THE THREE MARGERY DAWS.

A LITTLE SEAMSTRESS.

THE GOLDEN SLIPPERS.

THE TITHING-MAN.

THE BARLEY-CANDY BOY.

DOWN IN THE CLOVER.

THE BALLAD OF THE BLACK-SMITH'S SONS.

A VALENTINE FOR BABY.

THE FAIRY FLAG.

THE SPOILED DARLING.

THE BROWNIE'S XMAS.

THE CHRISTMAS BALL.

THE PURITAN DOLL.

THE GIFT THAT NONE COULD SEE.

KATY-DID—KATY-DIDN'T.

SLIDING DOWN HILL.

LITTLE PEACHLING.

A SWING.

THE YOUNGEST TELLS HER STORY.

A SONG.

HER PROOF.

ROSALINDA'S LAMB.

THE BABY'S REVERY.

A SILLY BOY.

A PRETTY AMBITION.

THE SNOWFLAKE TREE.

DOROTHY'S DREAM.

TIGER LILIES.

THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF MAMMA.

BUTTERFLIES.

AN OLD MAXIM.

NANNY'S SEARCH.

GRANDMOTHER'S STORY.

DOLLY'S FAN.

CARAWAY.

TWO LITTLE BIRDS IN BLUE.

AT THE DREAMLAND GATE.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

CROW—WARNINGS.

THE OUT-DOORS GIRL.

THE BEGGAR KING.

CHRISTMAS-TIDE.

WANTED, A MAP.

THE PRIZE.

PUSSY-WILLOW.

THE TRUE AND LAST STORY OF LITTLE BOY BLUE.

THE DANDELION-ORACLE.

THE CHRISTMAS THRUSH.

BUTTERCUP TALK.

WEE WILLIE WINKIE

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