A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... soon for the shroud , you'll have to make it ; and that will be grist to your mill , Master Trickett . And then she has so many relations ; and her great great grand- children's children be so many , I reckon you'll have to make a ...
... soon for the shroud , you'll have to make it ; and that will be grist to your mill , Master Trickett . And then she has so many relations ; and her great great grand- children's children be so many , I reckon you'll have to make a ...
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... soon . " " And is not that bad enough , " exclaimed Gammer Guy . " What's the harm with old Anastatia that you should talk of her in such a way ; and she only been bed - ridden these last six months ? " 66 Why , is she not said to be ...
... soon . " " And is not that bad enough , " exclaimed Gammer Guy . " What's the harm with old Anastatia that you should talk of her in such a way ; and she only been bed - ridden these last six months ? " 66 Why , is she not said to be ...
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... soon , without anything going contrary to the rules of Natur , and without any ill - wishing from me and my neighbour , Betsy Humming ; and we both wish her no harm . " Gammer Guy , who was given to have ill thoughts and suspicions of ...
... soon , without anything going contrary to the rules of Natur , and without any ill - wishing from me and my neighbour , Betsy Humming ; and we both wish her no harm . " Gammer Guy , who was given to have ill thoughts and suspicions of ...
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... soon had cause to rue having placed him- self under his new master ; for on all occasions , whether he deserved it or not , the poor lad was abused and mal- treated by this tyrant below - ground in a very vexatious manner , and kicked ...
... soon had cause to rue having placed him- self under his new master ; for on all occasions , whether he deserved it or not , the poor lad was abused and mal- treated by this tyrant below - ground in a very vexatious manner , and kicked ...
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... soon came beneath the shaft , where was hanging ( suspended from aloft ) the empty bucket , at a considerable height from the ground on which they stood . “ Get in this moment , ” said the Pixy , “ and I will give the signal to those ...
... soon came beneath the shaft , where was hanging ( suspended from aloft ) the empty bucket , at a considerable height from the ground on which they stood . “ Get in this moment , ” said the Pixy , “ and I will give the signal to those ...
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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...