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Identifier: stnicholasserial31dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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other, and scolded each otheras they thronged through the palace gates!They all gathered in the banquet-hall, where awonderful feast was spread — a roasted ox, withwild boar and lamb and turkey and peacock,and a hundred kinds of fruit, and fifty kinds ofice-water; but as a dinner-party it was not asuccess. Conversation was dull, each manglowered at his neighbor, and all seemed eagerto finish the feast and begin the trial. Finally it was over, and five hundred andfifty contented men assembled in the royalcourt-room. The king and queen were seatedon their thrones, but the princess was nowhereto be seen. There was a moment of breathlesswaiting — then suddenly a door at the side ofthe court-room opened and the Princess Madge,carrying Pussy Willow, entered and was fol-lowed by her train-bearers and maids of honor.She wore a wonderful gown all white and golddown the front, with the foamiest of sea-foamgreen trains hanging from her shoulders awayout behind her. Slowly, majestically, she
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THE BAD TEMPER OF THE PRINCESS. 221 walked across the room, and stopped before atable on which lay a golden gavel. A quicktap of the gavel silenced the little murmur thathad arisen at her entrance. The king glancedat the queen, and they both smiled with pride intheir stately daughter. The princess tappedagain and began: Princes, baronets, honorables, commons ofthis kingdom and our neighboring kingdoms, Ibid you welcome. You have come to sue formy hand and my fortune. I know full well, mynoble men, that if I asked it you would gladlygive me some great proof of your bravery andgoodness — but I ask you to take no risk andmake no sacrifice. I merely wish to knowwhether I can find in any of you that secret ofall true courage and happiness — contentment.Now let every man of you who is contented,thoroughly contented, rise. Remember, thereare no degrees in contentment: it is absolute. The black-robed throng arose—some eagerly,some impatiently, some disdainfully, some fewslowly and thoug

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  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Dodge__Mary_Mapes__1830_1905
  • booksubject:Children_s_literature
  • bookpublisher:_New_York___Scribner___Co__
  • bookcontributor:Information_and_Library_Science_Library__University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
  • booksponsor:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
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