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Page 13
... humming - bee plays " his hautbois " to their tripping on the green ; as the small stream , on whose banks they hold their sports , seems to share their hilarity , and talks and dances as well as they , in emulation of the revelry ...
... humming - bee plays " his hautbois " to their tripping on the green ; as the small stream , on whose banks they hold their sports , seems to share their hilarity , and talks and dances as well as they , in emulation of the revelry ...
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... Humming , as she turned her wheel , at which she was most industriously spinning , " bad times ! for tho ' I be at work from morning to night , and do spin as fine Kersey , tho ' I say it who ought not to say it , as any in Crediton ...
... Humming , as she turned her wheel , at which she was most industriously spinning , " bad times ! for tho ' I be at work from morning to night , and do spin as fine Kersey , tho ' I say it who ought not to say it , as any in Crediton ...
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... Humming , " I've spun the woollen for her shroud for her long ago , and that by her own desire to oblige her ; tho ' I'm not to be paid for it till she be dead , and calls for it . " " Then I reckon you won't much longer be out of ...
... Humming , " I've spun the woollen for her shroud for her long ago , and that by her own desire to oblige her ; tho ' I'm not to be paid for it till she be dead , and calls for it . " " Then I reckon you won't much longer be out of ...
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... Humming . " Did you not talk of old Anastatia Steer's death ? and what a profit it would be to you both , before it comes ? " " Yes ; but we did not say we'd kill her , " said Betsy . " Nor wish her dead neither , " said Trim , " we ...
... Humming . " Did you not talk of old Anastatia Steer's death ? and what a profit it would be to you both , before it comes ? " " Yes ; but we did not say we'd kill her , " said Betsy . " Nor wish her dead neither , " said Trim , " we ...
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... Humming ; and we both wish her no harm . " Gammer Guy , who was given to have ill thoughts and suspicions of everybody , shook her head ; and after taking a cup of warm spiced ale , with an egg beat up in it , at Betsy Humming's cost ...
... Humming ; and we both wish her no harm . " Gammer Guy , who was given to have ill thoughts and suspicions of everybody , shook her head ; and after taking a cup of warm spiced ale , with an egg beat up in it , at Betsy Humming's cost ...
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A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West Anna Eliza (Kempe) Stothard Bray,Hablot Knight Browne No preview available - 2016 |
A Peep at the Pixies; Or, Legends of the West Anna Eliza Bray,Hablot K. Browne No preview available - 2008 |
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Anastatia Steer bade Baron La Zouch beautiful Betsy Humming bird brave Bridget broken lance called castle chough cloak cloth coloured Cornwall Countess of Devon Crabby Cross Crediton dark Dartmoor death Devonshire Dinant door dressed ears Edition Engravings exclaimed eyes Father Hilary Fcap fear follow Fontina Gammer Guy gave give hall hand head hear heard Henry de Bath hundred and forty JOHN GILBERT Johnny king live looked Mabel master Master Constable metheglin moon moor morning Nathan's Kieve natural arch needle never night North Tawton nurse old Anastatia old Joan old Swillpot once Penruffin pool poor pretty Randolph Rowle rocks Roger de Stevenson round seemed seen Serena SILVER BELL Sir Henry Sir Roger soon spot stones stood Stories strange stream tail Tavistock thing Tintagel Tiverton took Tregarrens Tregony Trevenna waterfall whilst wicked Will's William Courtenay woman wood word young friends
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Page 15 - And somewhat southward toward the noon, Whence lies a way up to the moon. And thence the Fairy can as soon Pass to the earth below it. The walls of spiders...