A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... night in the cold , and others by getting into bogs and being swallowed up alive before help could be given them . Many years ago , a very remarkable instance occurred of a native of this place , the late Mr. Edward Smith , being ...
... night in the cold , and others by getting into bogs and being swallowed up alive before help could be given them . Many years ago , a very remarkable instance occurred of a native of this place , the late Mr. Edward Smith , being ...
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... night . From exertion he had been hot even to excess , but was now shivering and chilled . At length he endeavoured to proceed . The ground began to incline , and he suddenly found himself descending a very steep acclivity ; presently ...
... night . From exertion he had been hot even to excess , but was now shivering and chilled . At length he endeavoured to proceed . The ground began to incline , and he suddenly found himself descending a very steep acclivity ; presently ...
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... night , to save them from being devoured by bears and wolves , which in those days prowled about the moor . When the Dartmoor Britons buried a chief , who was always a warrior or a king , the Druids raised a heap of stones over his ...
... night , to save them from being devoured by bears and wolves , which in those days prowled about the moor . When the Dartmoor Britons buried a chief , who was always a warrior or a king , the Druids raised a heap of stones over his ...
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... night , who loves not his mortal gaze , becomes a watcher . It is under the cold 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 ...
... night , who loves not his mortal gaze , becomes a watcher . It is under the cold 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 ...
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... night , I suck'd the breath , and rose And pluck'd the nodding nurse by the nose . " The wicked and thievish elves , who are despatched on the dreadful errand of changing children in the cradle , are all said to be squint - eyed . In ...
... night , I suck'd the breath , and rose And pluck'd the nodding nurse by the nose . " The wicked and thievish elves , who are despatched on the dreadful errand of changing children in the cradle , are all said to be squint - eyed . In ...
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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...