A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... round their legs to save themselves from the bite of these venomous reptiles . The farmers hang boughs of ash- tree twisted round the necks of their cattle , believing that it will save them from being harmed by the adders ; but it is ...
... round their legs to save themselves from the bite of these venomous reptiles . The farmers hang boughs of ash- tree twisted round the necks of their cattle , believing that it will save them from being harmed by the adders ; but it is ...
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... round as a bottle ; whilst the eyes , that were small , gleamed out of his head like a couple of bright burning coals in a blacksmith's forge . He had very large ears , hairy and long , resembling those of a donkey , and a tail that he ...
... round as a bottle ; whilst the eyes , that were small , gleamed out of his head like a couple of bright burning coals in a blacksmith's forge . He had very large ears , hairy and long , resembling those of a donkey , and a tail that he ...
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... round , and saw only Johnny standing near him . He at once accused him of these insults ; but Johnny ever loved the truth , and protested he had not spoken a word . Tregarrens doubted this much ; but still keeping his temper 34 A PEEP ...
... round , and saw only Johnny standing near him . He at once accused him of these insults ; but Johnny ever loved the truth , and protested he had not spoken a word . Tregarrens doubted this much ; but still keeping his temper 34 A PEEP ...
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... round the walls and towers of Tintagel , and the sea roared ; and the sky was so dark that not the smallest star could be seen , and the rain came down in torrents , and it was altogether so stormy and dismal that the Baron would not ...
... round the walls and towers of Tintagel , and the sea roared ; and the sky was so dark that not the smallest star could be seen , and the rain came down in torrents , and it was altogether so stormy and dismal that the Baron would not ...
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... , was perched on the back of the same chair , where the black cat , with her tail curled round her , and her fore legs erect , sat purring with vast content and satisfaction , nor seemed at all tempted to move 46 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
... , was perched on the back of the same chair , where the black cat , with her tail curled round her , and her fore legs erect , sat purring with vast content and satisfaction , nor seemed at all tempted to move 46 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
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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...