A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... creature has been frozen to death on the moor . An instance that happened many years ago , was truly melancholy . A shepherd who had so perished was not found till some weeks after his death , when his dog , nearly starved , was ...
... creature has been frozen to death on the moor . An instance that happened many years ago , was truly melancholy . A shepherd who had so perished was not found till some weeks after his death , when his dog , nearly starved , was ...
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... creatures , called Pixies . They are not like children ; for , though they are small , and can sometimes be seen , it is said ... creature from a Fairy . Indeed , it is matter of tradition , that the Faries wished very much to establish ...
... creatures , called Pixies . They are not like children ; for , though they are small , and can sometimes be seen , it is said ... creature from a Fairy . Indeed , it is matter of tradition , that the Faries wished very much to establish ...
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... nod or whose frown was enough to scare the poor creatures who were brought before him on such a charge . After surveying the accused with no very encouraging 66 scrutiny , and hearing a general statement of the 22 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
... nod or whose frown was enough to scare the poor creatures who were brought before him on such a charge . After surveying the accused with no very encouraging 66 scrutiny , and hearing a general statement of the 22 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
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... creature , and was afraid to speak to it . But my little gentleman did not stand for ceremony ; so he said , laughing as he spoke , " Don't be frightened at me ; I'm your friend , Johnny Tricket , and am come to do you good ; for I'm a ...
... creature , and was afraid to speak to it . But my little gentleman did not stand for ceremony ; so he said , laughing as he spoke , " Don't be frightened at me ; I'm your friend , Johnny Tricket , and am come to do you good ; for I'm a ...
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... creature could do to serve your father ; since for every kick and cuff which you take patiently from your tyrant below ground , I'll pass a thread of Betsy Humming's spinning through the eye of your father's needle . And no fear of a ...
... creature could do to serve your father ; since for every kick and cuff which you take patiently from your tyrant below ground , I'll pass a thread of Betsy Humming's spinning through the eye of your father's needle . And no fear of a ...
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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...