A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... tell you , that , at a very great depth below the surface of the earth , running in lines on beds , called lodes , people find a vast deal of copper ore . This is dug out and smelted with fire , so as to free it from the dross mixed ...
... tell you , that , at a very great depth below the surface of the earth , running in lines on beds , called lodes , people find a vast deal of copper ore . This is dug out and smelted with fire , so as to free it from the dross mixed ...
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... tell you that you may have a worse than Pixy Gathon the hammering man . " Johnny's surprise at seeing and hearing a real Pixy was very great . But the poor boy recollected that he had done no harm , though he had suffered a great deal ...
... tell you that you may have a worse than Pixy Gathon the hammering man . " Johnny's surprise at seeing and hearing a real Pixy was very great . But the poor boy recollected that he had done no harm , though he had suffered a great deal ...
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... tell what followed on that memorable morning ? That the one hundred and forty threads were completed ; and that Betsy Humming and Trim Trickett were set at liberty and pronounced innocent ; for they had successfully undergone the ordeal ...
... tell what followed on that memorable morning ? That the one hundred and forty threads were completed ; and that Betsy Humming and Trim Trickett were set at liberty and pronounced innocent ; for they had successfully undergone the ordeal ...
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... tell tales , and make merry , for the amusement of the knights and friars . " If they are such , right welcome shall they be , " said the Baron , " for we lack something to make us merry ; for no two owls brought from an old church ...
... tell tales , and make merry , for the amusement of the knights and friars . " If they are such , right welcome shall they be , " said the Baron , " for we lack something to make us merry ; for no two owls brought from an old church ...
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... Tell us if any man may know your business , and what you be , and where you be going ? " " Crabby Cross , To make up your loss . " These strange words seemed as if spoken by no one near ; the wind appeared to carry them as the blast ...
... Tell us if any man may know your business , and what you be , and where you be going ? " " Crabby Cross , To make up your loss . " These strange words seemed as if spoken by no one near ; the wind appeared to carry them as the blast ...
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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...