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... carpenter was safe away At Osney , Nicholas and Alison Agreed at last in what was to be done . Nicholas was to exercise his wits On her suspicious husband's foolish fits , And if so be the trick worked out all right She then would sleep ...
... carpenter was safe away At Osney , Nicholas and Alison Agreed at last in what was to be done . Nicholas was to exercise his wits On her suspicious husband's foolish fits , And if so be the trick worked out all right She then would sleep ...
Page 308
... carpenter exclaimed , ' Alas , my wife ! My little Alison ! Is she to drown ? ' And in his grief he very near fell down . ' Is there no remedy , ' he said , ' for this ? ' ' Thanks be to God , ' said Nicholas , ' there is , If you will ...
... carpenter exclaimed , ' Alas , my wife ! My little Alison ! Is she to drown ? ' And in his grief he very near fell down . ' Is there no remedy , ' he said , ' for this ? ' ' Thanks be to God , ' said Nicholas , ' there is , If you will ...
Page 310
... carpenter began to quake , Before his eyes there verily seemed to be The floods of Noah wallowing like the sea And ... carpenter's devotions being done He sat quite still , then fell to prayer again And waited anxiously to hear the rain ...
... carpenter began to quake , Before his eyes there verily seemed to be The floods of Noah wallowing like the sea And ... carpenter's devotions being done He sat quite still , then fell to prayer again And waited anxiously to hear the rain ...
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