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... SEVEN CROSSES OF TIVERTON ; OR , THE STORY OF PIXY PICKET FONTINA ; OR , THE 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 ...
... SEVEN CROSSES OF TIVERTON ; OR , THE STORY OF PIXY PICKET FONTINA ; OR , THE 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 ...
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... seven or eight inches high , with wings like a gnat , and a curly poll , which looked more like the down of a bird than hair , with a very queer and comical face ; black , sharp eyes , like those of a mouse ; being quite naked , and ...
... seven or eight inches high , with wings like a gnat , and a curly poll , which looked more like the down of a bird than hair , with a very queer and comical face ; black , sharp eyes , like those of a mouse ; being quite naked , and ...
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... bed ; Without sign of fear or feeling of dread ; Old Joan keeps her word for blessing or ban , And with gold thus rewards a bold and brave man . " THE SEVEN CROSSES OF TIVERTON ; OR , THE STORY 56 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
... bed ; Without sign of fear or feeling of dread ; Old Joan keeps her word for blessing or ban , And with gold thus rewards a bold and brave man . " THE SEVEN CROSSES OF TIVERTON ; OR , THE STORY 56 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
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... seven children , none of them lived to be a year old . Strange things were said about the way in which it was supposed they came by their deaths . Their poor mother , whose name was Bridget , had a very tender heart , and grieved for ...
... seven children , none of them lived to be a year old . Strange things were said about the way in which it was supposed they came by their deaths . Their poor mother , whose name was Bridget , had a very tender heart , and grieved for ...
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... seven eggs in the world to live upon ; and these she had concealed in an old , cracked oaken bowl that stood in a dark place in the corner cupboard . To add to her troubles , her hen had left off laying eggs . In the evening of the day ...
... seven eggs in the world to live upon ; and these she had concealed in an old , cracked oaken bowl that stood in a dark place in the corner cupboard . To add to her troubles , her hen had left off laying eggs . In the evening of the day ...
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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...