The Spirit LandCrown, 1857 - 288 pages |
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... Lights seen in marshy grounds , & c . Supposed to be supernatural . - -- - - - Causes of these lights , and phenomena connected with them . Shrinking and swelling of pork in boiling . - Cause . Supposed influence of the moon in making ...
... Lights seen in marshy grounds , & c . Supposed to be supernatural . - -- - - - Causes of these lights , and phenomena connected with them . Shrinking and swelling of pork in boiling . - Cause . Supposed influence of the moon in making ...
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... bodily disease . Phantasms in febrile diseases . A farmer frightened to death by a light in the road . — A figure like Death striking a lady in her side with a dart . - - -- - - Illusion of sight and hearing . · Case CONTENTS .
... bodily disease . Phantasms in febrile diseases . A farmer frightened to death by a light in the road . — A figure like Death striking a lady in her side with a dart . - - -- - - Illusion of sight and hearing . · Case CONTENTS .
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... lights on a lady . 224 - - - - EXPERIMENTS IN BIOLOGY . Chairs , tables , and persons moved . — Biological table - liftings in East Boston . " Mediums , " as visible human operators ... LIGHT . Dancing light seen in Southboro , CONTENTS . 15.
... lights on a lady . 224 - - - - EXPERIMENTS IN BIOLOGY . Chairs , tables , and persons moved . — Biological table - liftings in East Boston . " Mediums , " as visible human operators ... LIGHT . Dancing light seen in Southboro , CONTENTS . 15.
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Samuel Bulfinch Emmons. A DANCING LIGHT . Dancing light seen in Southboro , Massachusetts . - Ignis fatuus seen by Dr. Derham . - Corpusants seen by mariners.— Dampier's account of them . SAILORS ' OMENS . · 274 · . 27 € Sailors ' omens ...
Samuel Bulfinch Emmons. A DANCING LIGHT . Dancing light seen in Southboro , Massachusetts . - Ignis fatuus seen by Dr. Derham . - Corpusants seen by mariners.— Dampier's account of them . SAILORS ' OMENS . · 274 · . 27 € Sailors ' omens ...
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... light that has been scattered abroad ) to give credence to all the vagaries and nonsense of the darker ages . CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS . IGNORANCE of correct reasoning has undoubtedly given rise to many ...
... light that has been scattered abroad ) to give credence to all the vagaries and nonsense of the darker ages . CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS . IGNORANCE of correct reasoning has undoubtedly given rise to many ...
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Page 109 - And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Page 105 - And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Page 221 - Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.
Page 110 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 97 - But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
Page 97 - But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Page 97 - For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption : for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
Page 55 - ... than three tears, and that only out of the left eye. This want of tears was, by the witch-finders, and, even by some judges, considered as a very substantial proof of guilt.
Page 164 - One of their honours this night spoke, and in the name of God asked what it was and why it disturbed them so. No answer was given to this, but the noise ceased for a while, when the spirit came again, and as they all agreed brought with it seven devils worse than itself. One of the servants now lighted a large candle, and set it in the doorway between the two chambers, to see what passed, and as he watched it he plainly saw a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the room, and...
Page 280 - pothecary's shop I went, And in love-powder all my money spent : Behap what will, next Sunday, after prayers, "When to the alehouse Lubberkin repairs, These golden flies into his mug I'll throw, And soon the swain with fervent love shall glow.