A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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Page 13
... light of her beams , or amidst the silent shadows of the dark rocks , where that light never penetrates , that on the moor the elfin king of the Pixy race holds his high court of sovereignty and council . There each Pixy receives his ...
... light of her beams , or amidst the silent shadows of the dark rocks , where that light never penetrates , that on the moor the elfin king of the Pixy race holds his high court of sovereignty and council . There each Pixy receives his ...
Page 14
... lights called Will - o ' - the - wisp , or to guide them a fine dance in trudging home through woods and water , through bogs and quagmires and every peril ; or , as Robin Goodfellow says , to " Mislead night - wanderers , laughing at ...
... lights called Will - o ' - the - wisp , or to guide them a fine dance in trudging home through woods and water , through bogs and quagmires and every peril ; or , as Robin Goodfellow says , to " Mislead night - wanderers , laughing at ...
Page 28
... light of day cannot penetrate thus deep in the earth , the miners used candles in lanterns ; but , in our days , more frequently the safety lamp invented by Sir Humphrey Davy . Boys are much wanted in mines , to do many slight matters ...
... light of day cannot penetrate thus deep in the earth , the miners used candles in lanterns ; but , in our days , more frequently the safety lamp invented by Sir Humphrey Davy . Boys are much wanted in mines , to do many slight matters ...
Page 30
... light stream upon the opposite side of the rock ; and , on looking up , beheld with surprise the queerest little boy he had ever seen . He was very low in stature , but such limbs ! they seemed to be composed of rolls of fat ; with a ...
... light stream upon the opposite side of the rock ; and , on looking up , beheld with surprise the queerest little boy he had ever seen . He was very low in stature , but such limbs ! they seemed to be composed of rolls of fat ; with a ...
Page 40
... light of the torch , as he looked at them for a moment , they seemed to be very coarsely dressed , and had on old wrapping - cloaks ; and he thought they spoke like men who were born over seas , in a tone and manner which shewed them ...
... light of the torch , as he looked at them for a moment , they seemed to be very coarsely dressed , and had on old wrapping - cloaks ; and he thought they spoke like men who were born over seas , in a tone and manner which shewed them ...
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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...