English Fairy Tales, Folklore and Legends (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from English Fairy Tales, Folklore and Legends<br><br>Fairy Revels; Nelly's unwearied hammer; He sat crying into the well; Enquiring for his cheese; Here's the valiant Cornishman; One of the attendants offered him a cup; These are my trusty and well-beloved subjects; A strange procession; The old woman sat down; Jack seized the hen; And the lights were the flashes from their eyes; His foot was arrested by the voice of his companion; There came among them a poor cobbler; Law and Church against the devil; He made a solemn vow; The sleeping court; Enjoying the rustling of the storm<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.