Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets and Talismans, Rings, Word and Letter Divination, Numbers, Trials, Exorcising and Blessing of Animals, Birds, Eggs, and LuckChatto and Windus, 1880 - 560 Seiten |
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... spirit of Christianity is piercing deeper through the shadows of doubt and error , bringing to light " the hidden works of dark- ness . " It is curious to notice the singular affinity of certain creduli- ties in different parts of the ...
... spirit of Christianity is piercing deeper through the shadows of doubt and error , bringing to light " the hidden works of dark- ness . " It is curious to notice the singular affinity of certain creduli- ties in different parts of the ...
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... spirit called Bucca , and foretold a tempest . This was a matter of terror to all mariners on the coast . It is well known that sound travels much faster than currents in the air ; it was , therefore , the former that indicated the ...
... spirit called Bucca , and foretold a tempest . This was a matter of terror to all mariners on the coast . It is well known that sound travels much faster than currents in the air ; it was , therefore , the former that indicated the ...
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... spirit called Bucca , and foretold a tempest . This was a matter of terror to all mariners on the coast . It is well known that sound travels much faster than currents in the air ; it was , therefore , the former that indicated the ...
... spirit called Bucca , and foretold a tempest . This was a matter of terror to all mariners on the coast . It is well known that sound travels much faster than currents in the air ; it was , therefore , the former that indicated the ...
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... spirits must have done this . Had they been men , some of the reeds and grass which they sit upon in their canoe would have been lying about . " Keeping his own counsel , he returned to watch on the following night ; and , sure enough ...
... spirits must have done this . Had they been men , some of the reeds and grass which they sit upon in their canoe would have been lying about . " Keeping his own counsel , he returned to watch on the following night ; and , sure enough ...
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... spirit of the waters became in the middle ages St. Nicholas . The correspondence of these two sea - protectors with those ascribed to the marine deities of Greece and Rome , is the consequence of their common origin in the mysteries of ...
... spirit of the waters became in the middle ages St. Nicholas . The correspondence of these two sea - protectors with those ascribed to the marine deities of Greece and Rome , is the consequence of their common origin in the mysteries of ...
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alludes amulets ancient animals appears beast believed bird blessing body BRET HARTE called charm chiromancy church cloth extra cock colour connected considered crow Crown 8vo cuckoo curious custom DAYES dead death divination earth Edited eggs evil fairy father favour fish fishermen flew Friday Gervase of Tilbury Gesta Romanorum gilt give gold Greek hand hath head heard heaven holy ill-luck Illustrations JAMES PAYN JAMES RICE JUSTIN MCCARTHY killed King Koshchei lady legend letters Lord luck lucky magpie marriage mentions miners moon mystic nest never night nightingale notions observes omen OUIDA person priest raven relates remarks ring robin round sailors Saint says Scotland seamen seven ship sing spirit stone stork storm story superstition supposed talisman thee thou tion told took unlucky vessel Vols voyage WILKIE COLLINS WILLIAM HURRELL MALLOCK woman words wren
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