In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country, of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts,... On Hallucinations: A History and Explanation of Apparitions, Visions, Dreams ... - עמוד 275מאת Alexandre-Jacques-François Brierre de Boismont - 1859 - 455 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| Robert Burns - 1881 - 700 דפים
...was a eritie in substantives, verbs, and partieles, [n iny infant and boyish days, toe, I owed mueh to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignoranee, eredulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest eolleetion in the eountry of... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 380 דפים
...was a critic in substantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...cantraips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery.1 This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination,... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 דפים
...was a critic in substantives, verbs, and participles. In my infant and boyish days, loo, 1 owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...the country, of tales and songs concerning devils, "hosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths,... | |
| Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 490 דפים
...use among Scotch song-writers. f At another time Words* " In my infant and boyish days I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks," etc. " The earliest composition that I recollect taking pleasure in was the 'Vision of Mirza,' Addison's... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1883 - 586 דפים
...was a critic in substantives, verbs, and participles. In my infant and boyish days, loo, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkiea, kelpies, elf-candles, dead- lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted towers,... | |
| Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 500 דפים
...use among Scotch song-writers. f At another time Words* " In my infant and boyish days I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlock's," etc. " The earliest composition that I recollect taking pleasure in was the 'Vision of... | |
| Edward A. Thomas - 1883 - 654 דפים
...statements, valuable instructions from an old woman who resided in the family. "She had, I suppose," said he, the largest collection in the country of tales and...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, . . . enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery." He possessed a robust and active body, together... | |
| Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 דפים
...assisted their studies. " I owed much," says the poet, " to an old woman who resided in the family. . . . She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales concerning the devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches and warlocks, . . . enchanted towers, dragons,... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 614 דפים
...side.'" Education. — In his "Confessions" Burns says: "In my infant and boyish days, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf -candles, dead -lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraps, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 648 דפים
...side.'" Education. — In his "Confessions" Burns says: "In my infant and boyish days, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable...fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf -candles, dead -lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraps, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and... | |
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