A Peep at the Pixies: Or, Legends of the West |
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Page 28
... wanted in mines , to do many slight matters of work ; such as to wheel small quantities of the ore in barrows to the heap , whence the men remove the load above ground . They are sometimes also employed to pick and wash the copper , so ...
... wanted in mines , to do many slight matters of work ; such as to wheel small quantities of the ore in barrows to the heap , whence the men remove the load above ground . They are sometimes also employed to pick and wash the copper , so ...
Page 30
... calling off that tyrant your master , Tregarrens , who in- tended to thrash you , for being absent from the gallery when he wanted you to help to do his work . But as he started to come hither , to look after you , 30 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
... calling off that tyrant your master , Tregarrens , who in- tended to thrash you , for being absent from the gallery when he wanted you to help to do his work . But as he started to come hither , to look after you , 30 A PEEP AT THE PIXIES .
Page 33
... wanted a great number of threads to make up one hundred and forty . In the meanwhile his good little son continued to labour in the mines , and to receive all his injuries with a cheerful as well as a patient spirit . On one occasion ...
... wanted a great number of threads to make up one hundred and forty . In the meanwhile his good little son continued to labour in the mines , and to receive all his injuries with a cheerful as well as a patient spirit . On one occasion ...
Page 40
... wanted to come in , gave notice to the porter or warder of the castle . The Baron was speedily informed that there stood with- out a couple of miserable men begging shelter for the night , saying they were half dead from cold and hunger ...
... wanted to come in , gave notice to the porter or warder of the castle . The Baron was speedily informed that there stood with- out a couple of miserable men begging shelter for the night , saying they were half dead from cold and hunger ...
Page 41
... wanted at the little chapel which stood near Nathan's Kieve , and being overtaken by the darkness and the storm , they feared to go on , and so had ventured to beg at the castle - gate THE THREE TRIALS ; OR , CRABBY CROSS . 41.
... wanted at the little chapel which stood near Nathan's Kieve , and being overtaken by the darkness and the storm , they feared to go on , and so had ventured to beg at the castle - gate THE THREE TRIALS ; OR , CRABBY CROSS . 41.
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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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