A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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... thing , that I have known persons when seated in a carriage and caught in one of these say , that they could not plainly see the heads of the horses which drew them along . It is sad to think how many poor people in old times before the ...
... thing , that I have known persons when seated in a carriage and caught in one of these say , that they could not plainly see the heads of the horses which drew them along . It is sad to think how many poor people in old times before the ...
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... thing with any person who loses his way , to consider himself as Pixy - led , and this frequently happens to our stout yeomen and farmers , when they happen to have a cup too much at a merry - making . But for this there is a remedy ...
... thing with any person who loses his way , to consider himself as Pixy - led , and this frequently happens to our stout yeomen and farmers , when they happen to have a cup too much at a merry - making . But for this there is a remedy ...
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... thing , " replied Trim . " There is old Anastatia Steer bed - ridden now ; I never thought any ill of her , nor said it , tho ' she be the oldest woman in the county ; and may be in all England . " " Ah ! poor old soul , " said Betsy ...
... thing , " replied Trim . " There is old Anastatia Steer bed - ridden now ; I never thought any ill of her , nor said it , tho ' she be the oldest woman in the county ; and may be in all England . " " Ah ! poor old soul , " said Betsy ...
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... thing ! Who's ill - wishing now I trow ? " " Not I , " said Trim , " I be sure . " " Nor I , " said Betsy Humming . " Did you not talk of old Anastatia Steer's death ? and what a profit it would be to you both , before it comes ...
... thing ! Who's ill - wishing now I trow ? " " Not I , " said Trim , " I be sure . " " Nor I , " said Betsy Humming . " Did you not talk of old Anastatia Steer's death ? and what a profit it would be to you both , before it comes ...
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... , so never fear ; but look to pass one hundred and forty of my threads through your needle , till a hundred and forty stick in it . " " But if the thing fails , " said Trim PIXY GATHON ; OR , THE TAILOR'S NEEDLE . 25.
... , so never fear ; but look to pass one hundred and forty of my threads through your needle , till a hundred and forty stick in it . " " But if the thing fails , " said Trim PIXY GATHON ; OR , THE TAILOR'S NEEDLE . 25.
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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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