Sketches of Imposture: Deception and CredulityT. Tegg, 1837 - Počet stran: 368 |
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... say that credulity is the foundation of all folly , is an assertion more consonant to experience , and may be more readily admitted : and the con- templation of this subject forms a curious chapter in the history of the human mind . A ...
... say that credulity is the foundation of all folly , is an assertion more consonant to experience , and may be more readily admitted : and the con- templation of this subject forms a curious chapter in the history of the human mind . A ...
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... says Mr. Mitford , in his History of Greece , that the master of a Phenician vessel carried off a woman , an attendant of the temple of Jupiter , at Thebes on the Nile , and sold her in Thesprotia , a mountainous tract in the north ...
... says Mr. Mitford , in his History of Greece , that the master of a Phenician vessel carried off a woman , an attendant of the temple of Jupiter , at Thebes on the Nile , and sold her in Thesprotia , a mountainous tract in the north ...
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... says Dr. J. Johnson , " we see the identical spot where the priests concealed themselves , whilst delivering the oracles that were supposed to proceed from the mouth of the goddess . There were found the bones of the victims sacrificed ...
... says Dr. J. Johnson , " we see the identical spot where the priests concealed themselves , whilst delivering the oracles that were supposed to proceed from the mouth of the goddess . There were found the bones of the victims sacrificed ...
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... says he , a Phrygian yeoman , named Gordius , was holding his own plough on his own land , when an eagle perched on the yoke and re- mained whilst he continued his work . Wondering at a matter so apparently preternatural , he deemed it ...
... says he , a Phrygian yeoman , named Gordius , was holding his own plough on his own land , when an eagle perched on the yoke and re- mained whilst he continued his work . Wondering at a matter so apparently preternatural , he deemed it ...
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... says Arrian , confirmed the assertion that Alexander had effected what the oracle had declared was to be done only by one who should be lord of Asia . Accord- ingly on the morrow he performed a magnificent thanksgiving sacrifice , in ...
... says Arrian , confirmed the assertion that Alexander had effected what the oracle had declared was to be done only by one who should be lord of Asia . Accord- ingly on the morrow he performed a magnificent thanksgiving sacrifice , in ...
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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.