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... PIXIES ' BATH . THE LADY OF THE SILVER BELL 888 38 57 67 103 132 THE BELFRY ROCK ; OR , THE PIXIES ' REVENGE 149 APPENDIX , CONTAINING NOTES IN REFERENCE TO THE TALES 159 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES . INTRODUCTION . Dartmoor described.
... PIXIES ' BATH . THE LADY OF THE SILVER BELL 888 38 57 67 103 132 THE BELFRY ROCK ; OR , THE PIXIES ' REVENGE 149 APPENDIX , CONTAINING NOTES IN REFERENCE TO THE TALES 159 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES . INTRODUCTION . Dartmoor described.
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... ladies , representing , in a goodly row , all the De Noodles who had flourished and died since the days of the Conquest . Sir Simon , the living representative of his distinguished family , seemed to carry the grandeur and importance of ...
... ladies , representing , in a goodly row , all the De Noodles who had flourished and died since the days of the Conquest . Sir Simon , the living representative of his distinguished family , seemed to carry the grandeur and importance of ...
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... lady as a very pretty page ; and the golden bottle became a sign in Watling Street , London ; where multitudes of people , and even King James himself went to satisfy their curiosity by seeing one hundred and forty threads within the ...
... lady as a very pretty page ; and the golden bottle became a sign in Watling Street , London ; where multitudes of people , and even King James himself went to satisfy their curiosity by seeing one hundred and forty threads within the ...
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... ladies in the county , " said a young woman . " You'll be talked of far and near , " said an old one . " For what ? " exclaimed Randolph . " You have all tongues that run fast enough , but will not one of me what all this is about ...
... ladies in the county , " said a young woman . " You'll be talked of far and near , " said an old one . " For what ? " exclaimed Randolph . " You have all tongues that run fast enough , but will not one of me what all this is about ...
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... lady the Countess of Devon , up at the Castle ; and white satin , too , thrown over this bundle of kittens . How comes all this ? I don't understand it . " " I am sure , I can't tell you , husband , " said Bridget , " all I know is ...
... lady the Countess of Devon , up at the Castle ; and white satin , too , thrown over this bundle of kittens . How comes all this ? I don't understand it . " " I am sure , I can't tell you , husband , " said Bridget , " all I know is ...
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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...