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The gold-horned cow's stable was a sort of a "lean-to," built into the side of the cottage where Drusilla and her father lived.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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"Please, your Majesty," said Drusilla courtesying and blushing and looking prettier than ever, "have you seen my gold-horned cow?"
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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But then she thought how terribly distressed he would be at the loss of the gold-horned cow, and that if he had her back, she would be company for him, even if his daughter was away, and she finally gave her consent.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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The gold-horned cow's milk was better than any other's, as one would reasonably suppose it to have been.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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Meantime, the King was keeping up an energetic search for the gold-horned cow.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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"Suppose I should find the gold-horned cow for you," said he to
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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She used to sit on a bank near the silvery pool, and watch the gold-horned cow, and sing to herself all day from the time the dew was sparkling over the meadow in the morning, till it fell again at night.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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So she was called "Lady Drusilla," and she had a coat of arms, with the gold-horned cow rampant on it, put up over the great gate of the castle.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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She painted a charming umbrella stand for the King, and actually worked the gold-horned cow in Kensington stitch, on a blue satin tidy, for the Queen.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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The King had provided liberally for the old man while Drusilla was in the seminary, but now that he was so angry at her alleged deception, his support would probably cease, and, since the gold-horned cow was lost, it was a question how they would live.
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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