Sketches of Imposture: Deception and CredulityT. Tegg, 1837 - Počet stran: 368 |
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Strana viii
... - Stratagem of the Chevalier de Luxembourg to convey Ammunition into Lisle - Impor- tance of concealing the Death of a General - The manner in 96 which the Death of Sultan Solyman was kept secret- Stratagem viii CONTENTS .
... - Stratagem of the Chevalier de Luxembourg to convey Ammunition into Lisle - Impor- tance of concealing the Death of a General - The manner in 96 which the Death of Sultan Solyman was kept secret- Stratagem viii CONTENTS .
Strana xiii
... Manner in which he travelled - Anecdotcs respecting him - He is again removed to the Bastile-- His death - Precautions taken after his Death to preserve Secrecy . • PAGE 254 CHAPTER XVIII . THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE . General Infatuation ...
... Manner in which he travelled - Anecdotcs respecting him - He is again removed to the Bastile-- His death - Precautions taken after his Death to preserve Secrecy . • PAGE 254 CHAPTER XVIII . THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE . General Infatuation ...
Strana xv
... Manner of his Burial , and his Preparation for it CHAPTER XXIII . BOTANICAL SUPERSTITIONS AND DELUSIONS . PAGE 290 Botanical Absurdities numerous - Shepherds study the Nature of Plants - The doctrine of Signatures deseribed - Supposed ...
... Manner of his Burial , and his Preparation for it CHAPTER XXIII . BOTANICAL SUPERSTITIONS AND DELUSIONS . PAGE 290 Botanical Absurdities numerous - Shepherds study the Nature of Plants - The doctrine of Signatures deseribed - Supposed ...
Strana xvi
... Manner of Magnetizing - Report of a Commission on the Subject - Metallic Tractors - Baron Silfverkielm and the Souls in white robes Mr. Louther- bourg - Empirics - Uroscopy - Mayersback - Le Febre- Remedies for the Stone The Anodyne ...
... Manner of Magnetizing - Report of a Commission on the Subject - Metallic Tractors - Baron Silfverkielm and the Souls in white robes Mr. Louther- bourg - Empirics - Uroscopy - Mayersback - Le Febre- Remedies for the Stone The Anodyne ...
Strana 6
... manner of prophecy was various , but that em- ployed by oracles enjoyed the greatest repute ; because they were believed to proceed , in a most especial man- ner , from the gods themselves . Every thing of es- sential consequence being ...
... manner of prophecy was various , but that em- ployed by oracles enjoyed the greatest repute ; because they were believed to proceed , in a most especial man- ner , from the gods themselves . Every thing of es- sential consequence being ...
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afterwards Albert Durer alchemy ancient appeared asserted astonishing astrologers became believed Bezoar blood body called Casilinum celebrated CHAPTER character Charles circumstance concealed credulity cure curious death deception delusion discovered diseases divine doubt Duke Duke of Mantua emperor enemies England engraved excited extraordinary favour forgery fraud French gave gold hand Heaven honour hundred imposture Iron Mask Jews Joanna Southcott John of Leyden king lamps Lauder learned letters Lord magnetism manner Mary Tofts Matthioli medicine ment Milton miracle mystery nature never oracle original painted painter patient Paul Veronese performed persons poems Polong Pope possessed practised pretended priests prince prophet proved received royal Sabatai says secret seems sent Shakspeare Shaman soon South Sea South Sea Company stone superstition supposed sword temple thou thought thousand tion took trick Tuju Vampyres woman wonderful Xenophon
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Strana 299 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Strana 288 - ... but could not, by the nicest scrutiny, discover the least symptom of life in him. We reasoned a long time about this odd appearance, as well as we could, and...
Strana 211 - The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, "Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone.
Strana 350 - So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Strana 296 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Strana 121 - ... (For they will come out after us,) till we have drawn them from the city: for they will say. They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Strana 288 - ... examined his Arm, Heart, and Breath, but could not by the nicest Scrutiny discover the least Symptom of Life in him. We reasoned a long Time about this odd Appearance as well as we could, and...
Strana 281 - This correction made his description more striking than it had been without it, since Lord Nelson generally had his empty sleeve attached to the breast of his coat, but it was the right arm that he had lost. Without saying that I suspected the boy had made a mistake, I asked the magician whether the objects appeared in the ink as if actually before the eyes, or as if in a glass, which makes the right appear left. He answered that they appeared as in a mirror. This rendered the boy's description...
Strana 288 - Skrine held a clean looking-glass to his mouth. I found his pulse sink gradually, till at last I could not feel any, by the most exact and nice touch.
Strana 199 - Travels in the Interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the Years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria, the Kingdoms of Mataman, Angola, Massi, Monoemugi, Muschatio, &c.