 | Henry Grylls - 1844 - 70 էջ
...time, in order to enjoy the good things of this world, disposed of his soul and body to the wicked one, his infernal majesty takes great pleasure in tormenting...imposing on him difficult tasks, such as spinning a rope with sand, dipping out the pool with a limpet shell, &c. ; and at times amuses himself with hunting... | |
 | 1909 - 740 էջ
...rest iu Dozmare Pool ; but having in his lifetime disposed of his soul and body to the wicked one, his infernal majesty takes great pleasure in tormenting...imposing on him difficult tasks, such as spinning a rope with sand, and dipping out the pool with a limpet-shell with a hole in the bottom, Лс., and at times... | |
 | 1873 - 490 էջ
...rest in Dozmare Pool ; but having in his lifetime disposed of his soul and body to the " wicked one," his infernal majesty takes great pleasure in tormenting...imposing on him difficult tasks, such as spinning a rope with sand, and dipping out the pool with a limpetshell with a hole in the bottom, &c., and at times... | |
 | Robert Hunt - 1881 - 512 էջ
...death, his spirit haunted the neighbourhood, but was at length exorcised and laid to rest in Dozmare" Pool. But having in his lifetime, in order to enjoy...spinning a rope of sand, dipping out the pool with a limpet-shell, &c., and at times amuses himself with hunting him over the moors with his hell-hounds,... | |
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Tregeagle, who had been a rich and powerful man, but very wicked, guilty of murder and other heinous crimes, lived near this place; and that, after his death, his spirit haunted the neighbourhood, but was at length exorcised and laid to rest in Dozmare... 