A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... 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 discovered wistfully watching near the body of his unfortunate master ...
... 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 discovered wistfully watching near the body of his unfortunate master ...
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... happened , that Anastatia Steer unluckily died suddenly within two or three days after this discourse , of no disease whatever , according to all appearance , except that from which there is no escape - worn - out nature . No sooner did ...
... happened , that Anastatia Steer unluckily died suddenly within two or three days after this discourse , of no disease whatever , according to all appearance , except that from which there is no escape - worn - out nature . No sooner did ...
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... happened to vex him ; and those who sat with him were afraid of him , and were so silent and grave that they neither amused their master , nor themselves . So cross was the Baron , that , when one of his favourite dogs came crouching to ...
... happened to vex him ; and those who sat with him were afraid of him , and were so silent and grave that they neither amused their master , nor themselves . So cross was the Baron , that , when one of his favourite dogs came crouching to ...
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... happened , as Randolph Rowle was one day returning home , his absence having been shorter than usual , he observed a great many people , young and old , about his house , all talking , moving , lifting up their hands and eyes , as if in ...
... happened , as Randolph Rowle was one day returning home , his absence having been shorter than usual , he observed a great many people , young and old , about his house , all talking , moving , lifting up their hands and eyes , as if in ...
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... happened . On hearing this , an old woman advanced , inclined her body a little , spread out her two hands open before her , looked up in his face , and said in a sort of scream , indica- tive of an excess of joyous congratulation ...
... happened . On hearing this , an old woman advanced , inclined her body a little , spread out her two hands open before her , looked up in his face , and said in a sort of scream , indica- tive of an excess of joyous congratulation ...
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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...