I hesitated whether to speak to the figure, or arouse the family
I hesitated whether to speak to the figure, or arouse the family
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No; I do believe that, for certain purposes, and on certain and all-wise occasions, such things are, and have…
No; I do believe that, for certain purposes, and on certain and all-wise occasions, such things are, and have been permitted by the Almighty; but by no means do I believe they are suffered to appear half so frequently as our modern ghost-mongers manufacture th
Read record →Hence it is, that so many grown-up people still keep the ridiculous fears of their infancy
Hence it is, that so many grown-up people still keep the ridiculous fears of their infancy
Read record →In the country, there are generally allowed to be two sorts of ghosts;--the vulgar ghost, and the ghost of…
In the country, there are generally allowed to be two sorts of ghosts;--the vulgar ghost, and the ghost of dignity
Read record →The ghost keeps up to the character of a good old grave gentleman, who is heartily sorry to think his son will…
The ghost keeps up to the character of a good old grave gentleman, who is heartily sorry to think his son will not live upon his estate, but rambles up to London, and runs it out, perhaps, in extravagance
Read record →Ely a little town in all England, but has an old female spirit appertaining to it, who, in her high-crown hat,…
ely a little town in all England, but has an old female spirit appertaining to it, who, in her high-crown hat, nicely clean linen, and red petticoat, has been viewed by half the parish
Read record →As for the vulgar ghost, it seldom appears in its own bodily likeness, unless it be with a throat cut from ear…
As for the vulgar ghost, it seldom appears in its own bodily likeness, unless it be with a throat cut from ear to ear, or a winding-sheet; but humbly contents itself with the body of a white horse, that gallops over the meadows without legs, and grazes without
Read record →Were I a father, I should take particular care to preserve my children from those little horrors of…
Were I a father, I should take particular care to preserve my children from those little horrors of imagination, which they are apt to contract when they are young, and are not able to shake off when they are in years
Read record →L in a flame; he saw many crosses, and inscriptions enjoining silence and a passive acquiescence in whatever…
l in a flame; he saw many crosses, and inscriptions enjoining silence and a passive acquiescence in whatever should happen; he saw also, in the middle of the room, something of a human appearance, very tall, and very luminous
Read record →He therefore told the young gentleman, that he was very glad to see him, and that he was very welcome to him:…
He therefore told the young gentleman, that he was very glad to see him, and that he was very welcome to him: "But," said he, "I know not how I shall do for a lodging for you; for my cousin's marriage has not left a room free, save one, and that is haunted; bu
Read record →Ns possessed of no ordinary degree of courage; yet such was the bravery and resolution of the Reverend Doctor,…
ns possessed of no ordinary degree of courage; yet such was the bravery and resolution of the Reverend Doctor, that he even ventured to accost the nocturnal disturber of their repose: when, on lifting up the mort-cloth, to his inexpressible surprise, he discov
Read record →Cornutus, who was a good sort of a man, yet loth to part with his money, told Brabantius that he would advise…
Cornutus, who was a good sort of a man, yet loth to part with his money, told Brabantius that he would advise upon it; and desired he would meet him in the same place the next day
Read record →On searching the criminals, two cords, a razor, and a pistol, were found in St
On searching the criminals, two cords, a razor, and a pistol, were found in St
Read record →The same tone of voice, to describe several particulars relative to his family, and in what manner many things…
the same tone of voice, to describe several particulars relative to his family, and in what manner many things were placed in the drawers belonging to his deceased wife, which none but himself and the departed knew of
Read record →Sist from his melancholy intentions of remaining a widower, and prevail on him to marry her--for although he…
sist from his melancholy intentions of remaining a widower, and prevail on him to marry her--for although he refused her request personally, yet she imagined the scheme must be successful, when played off under the appearance of a spirit of his deceased wife;
Read record →A gentlewoman in that parish, having lain for some days in a trance, was at length laid out and buried for…
A gentlewoman in that parish, having lain for some days in a trance, was at length laid out and buried for dead, with a gold ring on her finger
Read record →But while the Abbe was pointing to the house from which the voice had appeared to him to proceed, his surprise…
But while the Abbe was pointing to the house from which the voice had appeared to him to proceed, his surprise was augmented on hearing himself answered, "It was not from that quarter," apparently in the same kind of voice as before, but which now seemed to is
Read record →Gille, who wished to carry on the deception still farther, dissuaded them from taking this step; telling them,…
Gille, who wished to carry on the deception still farther, dissuaded them from taking this step; telling them, that they will be treated by their absent brethren as a set of fools and visionaries
Read record →Germain-en-Laye, in order to verify the facts, and to make their observations on the nature and causes of this…
Germain-en-Laye, in order to verify the facts, and to make their observations on the nature and causes of this extraordinary faculty
Read record →Ty; and, previous to his joining the company in the forest, he completely deceived one of the Commissaries of…
ty; and, previous to his joining the company in the forest, he completely deceived one of the Commissaries of the Academy, who was then walking apart from the rest, and whom he accidentally met
Read record →A few years since, the inhabitants of Dorking, in Surrey, entertained a notion, that a ghost walked in a…
A few years since, the inhabitants of Dorking, in Surrey, entertained a notion, that a ghost walked in a certain place in that neighbourhood; and that she (for it was an ancient lady, lately dead) was seen hovering about the mansion-house, which was left uninh
Read record →But, on the night of the twenty-second, though the dog lay in the room as before, yet the candles went out, a…
But, on the night of the twenty-second, though the dog lay in the room as before, yet the candles went out, a number of brickbats fell from the chimney into the room, the dog howled piteously, their bed-clothes were all stripped off, and their terror increased
Read record →Ngs effectually, happened the next day, as they were all at dinner; when a paper, in which they had signed a…
ngs effectually, happened the next day, as they were all at dinner; when a paper, in which they had signed a mutual agreement to reserve a part of the premises out of the general survey, and afterwards to share it equally amongst them, (which paper they had hi
Read record →At about half a league from this village, stood an ancient castle, in which some of the country-people were…
At about half a league from this village, stood an ancient castle, in which some of the country-people were usually wont to take up their abode, and from which they had of late been driven, according to their account, by the nightly appearance of a most terrif
Read record →Ople, and to convince them that their senses were deceived, I told them they were wrong to suffer their fears…
ople, and to convince them that their senses were deceived, I told them they were wrong to suffer their fears to get the better of their reason; and that, if any of them had the courage to examine more closely into the affair, they would find the whole was not
Read record →Y the villagers and country round, and thereby keep them from pursuing us, has hitherto succeeded beyond our…
y the villagers and country round, and thereby keep them from pursuing us, has hitherto succeeded beyond our most sanguine expectations; nor was it likely we should have been disturbed for years to come, had you not visited these parts
Read record →"Day now appearing, I quitted the castle, and hied me to the village, where I found most of the inhabitants…
"Day now appearing, I quitted the castle, and hied me to the village, where I found most of the inhabitants already in waiting, eager to hear how I made out with the ghost
Read record →I was struck with the appearance of so surprising a figure, and felt some shocks which I had never before been…
I was struck with the appearance of so surprising a figure, and felt some shocks which I had never before been acquainted with
Read record →One boasted his skill as a pugilist, and related how many battles he had fought, and came off victorious;…
One boasted his skill as a pugilist, and related how many battles he had fought, and came off victorious; another related a dreadful encounter he had lately had with a mad dog, whom he overpowered and left dead on the field; a third told a story of his sleepin
Read record →In his flight through the church-yard, he stumbled over a tomb-stone, and fell; which occasioned the ghost…
In his flight through the church-yard, he stumbled over a tomb-stone, and fell; which occasioned the ghost likewise to fall upon him, which increased not a little his fright
Read record →Our young gentleman felt himself stimulated with an ardour of quixotism at this relation; and was determined in…
Our young gentleman felt himself stimulated with an ardour of quixotism at this relation; and was determined in his own mind, whatever might be the consequence, to encounter this nightly spectre, which so much disturbed the courageous inhabitants of the place
Read record →Sepulchre's, in Cock Lane, near West Smithfield, to be witness to the noises, and other extraordinary…
Sepulchre's, in Cock Lane, near West Smithfield, to be witness to the noises, and other extraordinary circumstances, attending the supposed presence of a spirit, that, for two years preceding, had been heard in the night, to the great terror of the family
Read record →From these circumstances it was apprehended that the house was haunted; and the other child declared, that she,…
From these circumstances it was apprehended that the house was haunted; and the other child declared, that she, some time ago, had seen the apparition of a woman, surrounded, as it were, with a blazing light
Read record →It was, however, the ghost of this person, that Parsons declared had taken possession of his girl, a child…
It was, however, the ghost of this person, that Parsons declared had taken possession of his girl, a child about twelve years old, who lay with the deceased in the absence of her supposed husband, when he was in the country at a wedding; and then it was, that
Read record →After he was gone, the noise ceased: and nothing was heard till a little after twelve o'clock, when the child…
After he was gone, the noise ceased: and nothing was heard till a little after twelve o'clock, when the child was seized with a trembling and shivering; in which manner she had always been affected, on the departure as well as the approach of the ghost
Read record →Near twenty persons sat up in the room: but it was not till about six o'clock in the morning that the first…
Near twenty persons sat up in the room: but it was not till about six o'clock in the morning that the first alarm was given, which coming spontaneously, as well as suddenly, a good deal struck the imagination of the auditors
Read record →On the Sunday night following, the girl lay at a house opposite the school-house in Cock Lane; at which place a…
On the Sunday night following, the girl lay at a house opposite the school-house in Cock Lane; at which place a person of distinction, two clergymen, and several other persons, were present
Read record →St, The night-mare sat upon his breast; From right to left, and left to right, He turn'd and toss'd, throughout…
st, The night-mare sat upon his breast; From right to left, and left to right, He turn'd and toss'd, throughout the night: A thousand fears disturb'd his head, And phantoms danced around his bed; His lab'ring stomach, though he slept, The fancy wide awake had
Read record →John, rising up without delay, Went where the spectre led the way; Which, after many turnings past, Stopp'd in…
John, rising up without delay, Went where the spectre led the way; Which, after many turnings past, Stopp'd in an open field at last, Where late the hind had sow'd his grain, And made the whole a level plain
Read record →Taking with him two gentlemen, his friends, they determined to pass the night in the same apartment; and if any…
Taking with him two gentlemen, his friends, they determined to pass the night in the same apartment; and if any noise or apparition disturbed them, to discharge their pistols at either ghost or sound
Read record →An unknown person made it his diversion to alarm the inhabitants, in January 1804, by assuming the figure of a…
An unknown person made it his diversion to alarm the inhabitants, in January 1804, by assuming the figure of a spectre
Read record →One Francis Smith, doubtless incensed at the unknown person who was in the habit of assuming the supernatural…
One Francis Smith, doubtless incensed at the unknown person who was in the habit of assuming the supernatural character, and thus frightening the superstitious inhabitants of the village, rashly determined on watching for, and shooting the ghost; when, unfortu
Read record →Very active inquiry was immediately afterwards made in the neighbourhood, but not the least knowledge could be…
Very active inquiry was immediately afterwards made in the neighbourhood, but not the least knowledge could be obtained as to where this solemn group had come from, or whither it was going; it was therefore concluded, that some ghostly apparition or other had
Read record →By long prescription, appropriated for the walking of spectres), the door opened; and the form, in white, of…
by long prescription, appropriated for the walking of spectres), the door opened; and the form, in white, of the dying, or rather of the dead man, walked into the room, and took his seat in the accustomed chair: there he remained in silence, and in silence was
Read record →In the course of his practice, he was called to an old woman, whose profession was attending on sick persons
In the course of his practice, he was called to an old woman, whose profession was attending on sick persons
Read record →The gentleman laid his arms, properly prepared against intrusion of any kind, by the bed-side, and retired to…
The gentleman laid his arms, properly prepared against intrusion of any kind, by the bed-side, and retired to rest, not without some degree of apprehension
Read record →The man in the grave hallooed out, "Just gone four." The milkman seeing nobody, immediately conceived a ghost…
The man in the grave hallooed out, "Just gone four." The milkman seeing nobody, immediately conceived a ghost from one of the graves had answered him, and took to his heels with such rapidity, that when he reached an ale-house he was ready to faint; and, what
Read record →By parents taught still to mistrust mine eyes, Still to approach each object of surprise, Lest fancy's formful…
By parents taught still to mistrust mine eyes, Still to approach each object of surprise, Lest fancy's formful vision should deceive In moonlight paths, or glooms of falling eve, 'Tis then's the moment when my mind should try To scan the motionless deformity;
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