A Philosophical Essay on Credulity and Superstition: And Also on Animal Fascination, Or CharmingD. Appleton & Company, 1849 - 206 sider |
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... formidable from extent to admit of ready access by the public generally . He therefore hopes , by the publication of this manual , to present the outlines of the subject in such accessible form as may invite perusal , and thereby incite ...
... formidable from extent to admit of ready access by the public generally . He therefore hopes , by the publication of this manual , to present the outlines of the subject in such accessible form as may invite perusal , and thereby incite ...
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... formidable aspect , only by the ob- scurity and mystery through which its facts were demonstrated to the multitude , ignorant of the artifices employed . There can be but little doubt , that the char- acter which the diverse systems of ...
... formidable aspect , only by the ob- scurity and mystery through which its facts were demonstrated to the multitude , ignorant of the artifices employed . There can be but little doubt , that the char- acter which the diverse systems of ...
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... formidable oaths . Death , in its most terrific form , with the eternal vengeance of the gods , was the punish- ment of those who intimated their nature to the profane . It has been supposed that the secrets of this society consisted in ...
... formidable oaths . Death , in its most terrific form , with the eternal vengeance of the gods , was the punish- ment of those who intimated their nature to the profane . It has been supposed that the secrets of this society consisted in ...
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... , thereby enchaining its native powers to an ab- ject despotism , -- or has occasionally resorted to assassination , clandestine murder by potent poisons , and to formidable experiments , as the reserved 54 CREDULITY AND SUPERSTITION .
... , thereby enchaining its native powers to an ab- ject despotism , -- or has occasionally resorted to assassination , clandestine murder by potent poisons , and to formidable experiments , as the reserved 54 CREDULITY AND SUPERSTITION .
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And Also on Animal Fascination, Or Charming Rufus Blakeman. poisons , and to formidable experiments , as the reserved ... formidable rival to war , pestilence , and famine . It is difficult for the existing generation to compute the ...
And Also on Animal Fascination, Or Charming Rufus Blakeman. poisons , and to formidable experiments , as the reserved ... formidable rival to war , pestilence , and famine . It is difficult for the existing generation to compute the ...
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Side 196 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Side 196 - tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall, anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.