A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... pass on in a more quiet way , the water is so clear you may see every stone beneath it ; and several of the rocks standing in the middle or at the sides of these streams , are often quite covered with moss and what is called lichens ...
... pass on in a more quiet way , the water is so clear you may see every stone beneath it ; and several of the rocks standing in the middle or at the sides of these streams , are often quite covered with moss and what is called lichens ...
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... pass through , and remain in the eye of Trim Trickett's needle with which he usually worked in his shop . But unless this were done by the expiration of one month , and if they eventually failed in such object , then they should both be ...
... pass through , and remain in the eye of Trim Trickett's needle with which he usually worked in his shop . But unless this were done by the expiration of one month , and if they eventually failed in such object , then they should both be ...
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... and Trim Trickett should be forth- with sent to gaol , there to spin the one hundred and forty threads , and there to pass them within the eye of the needle ; and the sapient justice added , that unless they could 26 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
... and Trim Trickett should be forth- with sent to gaol , there to spin the one hundred and forty threads , and there to pass them within the eye of the needle ; and the sapient justice added , that unless they could 26 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
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... pass a thread of Betsy Humming's spinning through the eye of your father's needle . And no fear of a hundred and forty cuffs coming to your share , my lad , before the month is ended . ” " Say five hundred and no fear , but I'll have ...
... pass a thread of Betsy Humming's spinning through the eye of your father's needle . And no fear of a hundred and forty cuffs coming to your share , my lad , before the month is ended . ” " Say five hundred and no fear , but I'll have ...
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... pass a thread through Trim's needle whenever his son took a cuff patiently ; it was not in the power of such a gentleman Pixy as he was , to break his word . But he bethought him of a way to come to Johnny's relief . Whilst Tregarrens ...
... pass a thread through Trim's needle whenever his son took a cuff patiently ; it was not in the power of such a gentleman Pixy as he was , to break his word . But he bethought him of a way to come to Johnny's relief . Whilst Tregarrens ...
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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...