Harry and Lucy: With Other Tales ...Harper, 1836 - Children |
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... hands , and if one of them presses downward the hand in which it is held more than the other does , that may be called heavy , and the other may be called light . You must observe , Lucy , that they can be called heavy or light only as ...
... hands , and if one of them presses downward the hand in which it is held more than the other does , that may be called heavy , and the other may be called light . You must observe , Lucy , that they can be called heavy or light only as ...
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... hand now points at ten . Do you see how far it is from ten to eleven ? Suppose that hand was to move from ten to eleven ? " 66 " Well , suppose , " said Lucy , " I can easily suppose this . " " Then which would have moved the farthest ...
... hand now points at ten . Do you see how far it is from ten to eleven ? Suppose that hand was to move from ten to eleven ? " 66 " Well , suppose , " said Lucy , " I can easily suppose this . " " Then which would have moved the farthest ...
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... hand a little or much , according to the shortening of the hair . " Turns the axle of the hand ! " repeated Lucy . " I see it would turn when the hair shortens , because that would pull it round ; but I do not see how , when the hair ...
... hand a little or much , according to the shortening of the hair . " Turns the axle of the hand ! " repeated Lucy . " I see it would turn when the hair shortens , because that would pull it round ; but I do not see how , when the hair ...
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