A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... spirit Gathon of Cornwall , to work the will of his master in the mines , to show by sure signs , where lies the richest lode ; or sometimes to delude the unfortunate miner , and to mock his toil . Other Pixies are commissioned on ...
... spirit Gathon of Cornwall , to work the will of his master in the mines , to show by sure signs , where lies the richest lode ; or sometimes to delude the unfortunate miner , and to mock his toil . Other Pixies are commissioned on ...
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... spirit , employed by the aforesaid Betsy to do her wicked will . And as a further evidence of her league with the tailor to do deeds of darkness , it was proved that he kept in his cottage a tame , old raven , of which he was very fond ...
... spirit , employed by the aforesaid Betsy to do her wicked will . And as a further evidence of her league with the tailor to do deeds of darkness , it was proved that he kept in his cottage a tame , old raven , of which he was very fond ...
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... spirit in a feline form . Sir Simon de Noodle now proceeded most solemnly to confirm the conditions of ordeal . But as , for the sake of his dignity , he fancied he must do something out of his own head , he rendered the conditions ...
... spirit in a feline form . Sir Simon de Noodle now proceeded most solemnly to confirm the conditions of ordeal . But as , for the sake of his dignity , he fancied he must do something out of his own head , he rendered the conditions ...
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... spirit . On one occasion , however , his tyrant was so brutal in the fury of his passion , for some slight offence , as to strike the lad a violent blow when he stood close to the mouth of the shaft or pit ; he reeled and fell down it ...
... spirit . On one occasion , however , his tyrant was so brutal in the fury of his passion , for some slight offence , as to strike the lad a violent blow when he stood close to the mouth of the shaft or pit ; he reeled and fell down it ...
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... spirit , he tumbled head over heels by way of frolic , without doing the slightest injury to a large bright bottle , shining like gold , and almost as big as himself , which he carried under his arm . At length he squatted down after ...
... spirit , he tumbled head over heels by way of frolic , without doing the slightest injury to a large bright bottle , shining like gold , and almost as big as himself , which he carried under his arm . At length he squatted down after ...
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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...