The farmer first ordered him to give him his history
The farmer first ordered him to give him his history
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K for you," said she, taking out a little white stick which had Adam and Eve very ingeniously cut on it, as…
k for you," said she, taking out a little white stick which had Adam and Eve very ingeniously cut on it, as they were feeding the herds of Paradise, with the fattest sheep and lambs dancing before them; and there was the shepherd David too, as he stood with hi
Read record →In the Heldenbuch we meet with the Dwarf-king Laurin, whose garden Dietrich of Bern and his warriors broke into…
In the Heldenbuch we meet with the Dwarf-king Laurin, whose garden Dietrich of Bern and his warriors broke into and laid waste
Read record →When May arrives Otnit sails from Messina with his troops
When May arrives Otnit sails from Messina with his troops
Read record →Overcome by his representations and her father's danger, the princess, with her mother's consent, agrees to wed…
Overcome by his representations and her father's danger, the princess, with her mother's consent, agrees to wed the monarch whom Elberich points out to her in the battle, and she gives her ring to be conveyed to him
Read record →They are silent and beneficent, and willingly serve those who have the good fortune to please them
They are silent and beneficent, and willingly serve those who have the good fortune to please them
Read record →He then renewed his thanks, and concluded by begging of one of the company to put him over the river Satzach,…
He then renewed his thanks, and concluded by begging of one of the company to put him over the river Satzach, opposite the mountain
Read record →There appeared in the night to one of the Counts von Hoya, an extremely small little man
There appeared in the night to one of the Counts von Hoya, an extremely small little man
Read record →When it drew near the morning, and they were about to take their departure, the little man came again up to the…
When it drew near the morning, and they were about to take their departure, the little man came again up to the count, and with many thanks, presented him a sword, a salamander-cloth, and a golden ring, in which there was inserted a red-lion, with directions f
Read record →On the east side of the Dwarf-hill of Dardesheim there is a piece of arable land
On the east side of the Dwarf-hill of Dardesheim there is a piece of arable land
Read record →As he was one day cutting his corn he asked him if he would the next night, for a good sum of money, take a…
As he was one day cutting his corn he asked him if he would the next night, for a good sum of money, take a freight over the river
Read record →At Offensen on the Aller in Lower Saxony, lived a great farmer, whose name was Hövermann
At Offensen on the Aller in Lower Saxony, lived a great farmer, whose name was Hövermann
Read record →Working in his ground which lay in the neighbourhood of the place called the Dwarfs' hole, and his wife had…
working in his ground which lay in the neighbourhood of the place called the Dwarfs' hole, and his wife had brought out to the field to him for his breakfast some fresh baked bread, and had laid it, tied up in a napkin, at the end of the field, there came up s
Read record →PAGE The Place 7 The Salemite of Forty Years Ago 8 How the Subject was opened 9 Careful Historiography 10 The…
PAGE The Place 7 The Salemite of Forty Years Ago 8 How the Subject was opened 9 Careful Historiography 10 The Actors in the Tragedy 12 Philosophy of the Delusion 12 Character of the Early Settlement 13 First Causes 15 Death of the Patriarch 16 Growth of Witchc
Read record →Ere doubtless occasions when its citizens remembered the early days of glory, when their fathers helped to…
ere doubtless occasions when its citizens remembered the early days of glory, when their fathers helped to chase the retreating British, on the first shedding of blood in the war of Independence
Read record →Our reason for selecting the date of thirty-seven years ago for our glance at the Salem of the last generation…
Our reason for selecting the date of thirty-seven years ago for our glance at the Salem of the last generation is, that at that time a clergyman resident there fixed the attention of the inhabitants on the history of their forefathers by delivering lectures on
Read record →The ghosts of murdered wives and children will play their parts with a vividness of representation and artistic…
The ghosts of murdered wives and children will play their parts with a vividness of representation and artistic skill of expression that have hardly been surpassed in scenic representations on the stage
Read record →Upham may mean more than some people would in what he says of the new opening made by science into the dark…
Upham may mean more than some people would in what he says of the new opening made by science into the dark depths of mystery covered by the term Witchcraft; for he is not only the brother-in-law but the intimate friend and associate of Dr
Read record →Arrested for debt in full meeting--the debt being for the funeral expenses of his wife--was absolved from all…
arrested for debt in full meeting--the debt being for the funeral expenses of his wife--was absolved from all blame under the cruel neglect he had experienced--and left the Village
Read record →There had been misery enough caused by persecutions for witchcraft within living memory to have warned Mr
There had been misery enough caused by persecutions for witchcraft within living memory to have warned Mr
Read record →Norton," an eminent pastor, "once said at his own table"--before clergymen and elders--"that one of their…
Norton," an eminent pastor, "once said at his own table"--before clergymen and elders--"that one of their magistrates' wives was hanged for a witch, only for having more wit than her neighbors;" and to be aware that in Boston "a deep feeling of resentment" aga
Read record →We need not describe the course of events
We need not describe the course of events
Read record →In the first group of accused persons was one Sarah Good, a weak, ignorant, poor, despised woman, whose equally…
In the first group of accused persons was one Sarah Good, a weak, ignorant, poor, despised woman, whose equally weak and ignorant husband had forsaken her, and left her to the mercy of evil tongues
Read record →But she was not wholly broken in spirit
But she was not wholly broken in spirit
Read record →E of the afternoon I lay me down on the bed to take a little rest; and immediately I was almost pressed and…
e of the afternoon I lay me down on the bed to take a little rest; and immediately I was almost pressed and choked to death, that had it not been for the mercy of a gracious God and the help of those that were with me, I could not have lived many moments; and
Read record →Ann Putnam made another deposition under oath at the same trial, which shows that she was determined to…
Ann Putnam made another deposition under oath at the same trial, which shows that she was determined to overwhelm the prisoner by the multitude of her charges
Read record →After sacrament the elders propounded to the church, and the congregation unanimously agreed, that Sister…
After sacrament the elders propounded to the church, and the congregation unanimously agreed, that Sister Nurse, being convicted as a witch by the court, should be excommunicated in the afternoon of the same day
Read record →Easty could say only that she supposed it was "a bad spirit," but did not know "whether it was witchcraft or…
Easty could say only that she supposed it was "a bad spirit," but did not know "whether it was witchcraft or not," there was nothing to be done but to send her to prison and put her in irons
Read record →The older children were scattered he knew not where, while one of them had completed the bitterness of his lot…
The older children were scattered he knew not where, while one of them had completed the bitterness of his lot by becoming a confessor, upon being arrested with her mother as a witch
Read record →He was once tried for the death of a man whom he had used roughly, but he was only fined
He was once tried for the death of a man whom he had used roughly, but he was only fined
Read record →As to the striking feature of the case--the confessions of so large a proportion of the accused--Mr
As to the striking feature of the case--the confessions of so large a proportion of the accused--Mr
Read record →She was twelve years old when the "circle" at Mr
She was twelve years old when the "circle" at Mr
Read record →How effectually the story of that year 1692 was buried in silence is shown by a remark of Mr
How effectually the story of that year 1692 was buried in silence is shown by a remark of Mr
Read record →In heathen times it was god, goddess, or nymph who gave knowledge, or power, or gifts of healing, or of…
In heathen times it was god, goddess, or nymph who gave knowledge, or power, or gifts of healing, or of prophecy, to men
Read record →Upham himself is evidently very far indeed from understanding or suspecting how much light is thrown on the…
Upham himself is evidently very far indeed from understanding or suspecting how much light is thrown on the darkest part of his subject by physiological researches carried on to the hour when he laid down his pen
Read record →With such beings, and others who fear "Materialism" if too close an attention is paid to the interaction of the…
with such beings, and others who fear "Materialism" if too close an attention is paid to the interaction of the mind and the nerves, and those who always shrink from new notions in matters so interesting, and those who fear that religion may be implicated in a
Read record →At the end of nearly three centuries we find ourselves relieved of a heavy burden of fear and care about the…
At the end of nearly three centuries we find ourselves relieved of a heavy burden of fear and care about the perpetual and unbounded malice of Satan and his agents
Read record →"PLANCHETTE'S DIARY," edited by Kate Field, is an entertaining pamphlet, consisting of details in the author's…
"PLANCHETTE'S DIARY," edited by Kate Field, is an entertaining pamphlet, consisting of details in the author's experience, with little or no speculation as to the origin or laws of the phenomena
Read record →The Ladies' Repository of November, 1868, contains an article, written by Rev
The Ladies' Repository of November, 1868, contains an article, written by Rev
Read record →But when the advocates of the electrical theory are brought to their strict definitions, they are compelled to…
But when the advocates of the electrical theory are brought to their strict definitions, they are compelled to admit that this agent is nothing more than a medium of the power and intelligence that are manifested
Read record →For an experiment, place your Planchette upon a plate of glass, or some other non-conducting substance
For an experiment, place your Planchette upon a plate of glass, or some other non-conducting substance
Read record →If he should set a trap for human souls, he would not be so stupid as to tell them there is a trap there
If he should set a trap for human souls, he would not be so stupid as to tell them there is a trap there
Read record →It is not denied now that the answers and communications of Planchette (and of the influence acting through…
It is not denied now that the answers and communications of Planchette (and of the influence acting through other channels) often do exhibit a controlling influence of the mind of the medium or of other persons in the circle
Read record →There was published, several years ago, by Gould & Lincoln, Boston, a little work entitled: "TO DAIMONION, OR…
There was published, several years ago, by Gould & Lincoln, Boston, a little work entitled: "TO DAIMONION, OR THE SPIRITUAL MEDIUM
Read record →This spiritus mundi, or "nervous principle," to which he supposes the ancients referred when they spoke of "the…
This spiritus mundi, or "nervous principle," to which he supposes the ancients referred when they spoke of "the demon," is, according to his theory, the medium, or menstruum, by which, under certain conditions of "excitement," the thoughts and potencies of one
Read record →Then again: even if this mere assumption were admitted for truth, it would not account for that large class of…
Then again: even if this mere assumption were admitted for truth, it would not account for that large class of facts referred to in the course of our remarks on the "Electrical theory," unless this spiritus mundi, demon, nervous principle, or spiritual medium,
Read record →Eight months after the book containing this passage was published, and more than a year after the words here…
Eight months after the book containing this passage was published, and more than a year after the words here quoted were dictated and written, strange rapping sounds were heard in an obscure family in an obscure village in the western part of New York
Read record →T relate, plainly and circumstantially, any required incident of their lives, as a man would relate his history…
t relate, plainly and circumstantially, any required incident of their lives, as a man would relate his history to a friend, instead of dealing so much in vague and ambiguous generalities, as they almost always do, and that, too, often in the bad grammar or ba
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