A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... stood still and looked about him . There was above , beneath , and all around , a mass , flaky , and at times even rushing , of white fog . At length he sat down to rest , feeling unable to walk on . His situation was now painful , and ...
... stood still and looked about him . There was above , beneath , and all around , a mass , flaky , and at times even rushing , of white fog . At length he sat down to rest , feeling unable to walk on . His situation was now painful , and ...
Page 33
... stood close to the mouth of the shaft or pit ; he reeled and fell down it . The poor boy must have been killed on the spot , but for the ready services of his friend Gathon . The Pixy had been hammering near the spot , when seeing the ...
... stood close to the mouth of the shaft or pit ; he reeled and fell down it . The poor boy must have been killed on the spot , but for the ready services of his friend Gathon . The Pixy had been hammering near the spot , when seeing the ...
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... stood little Johnny . Now fully provoked , Tregarrens turned and gave the lad a most hearty box on the ear . Johnny , delighted to think that this blow taken patiently would procure the desired end and his father's liberty , exclaimed ...
... stood little Johnny . Now fully provoked , Tregarrens turned and gave the lad a most hearty box on the ear . Johnny , delighted to think that this blow taken patiently would procure the desired end and his father's liberty , exclaimed ...
Page 36
... stood . “ Get in this moment , " said the Pixy , “ and I will give the signal to those above to raise the bucket . " 66 " I cannot reach it , " said Johnny , " it is so high above my head . " " Never mind that , " replied little Gathon ...
... stood . “ Get in this moment , " said the Pixy , “ and I will give the signal to those above to raise the bucket . " 66 " I cannot reach it , " said Johnny , " it is so high above my head . " " Never mind that , " replied little Gathon ...
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... stood in a perfect state , with all its lofty towers and walls . Then men clad in armour kept watch and ward upon the battlements , to see that no enemy , either by land or by water , might approach un- suspected the dwelling of old Sir ...
... stood in a perfect state , with all its lofty towers and walls . Then men clad in armour kept watch and ward upon the battlements , to see that no enemy , either by land or by water , might approach un- suspected the dwelling of old Sir ...
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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...