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Page 118
... was to be regarded not merely as one who used his freedom to injure men , or as a deceiver , but as one to be condemned , being himself bewitched by a superhuman spirit , and possessed by it . In the 118 HISTORY OF MAGIC .
... was to be regarded not merely as one who used his freedom to injure men , or as a deceiver , but as one to be condemned , being himself bewitched by a superhuman spirit , and possessed by it . In the 118 HISTORY OF MAGIC .
Page 124
... bewitched ; for whoever did not so deem himself was accused and denounced as being so ; and every natural occurrence was the work of witches , -as lightning and hail , milk turning sour , the loss of swine , all sorts of diseases in men ...
... bewitched ; for whoever did not so deem himself was accused and denounced as being so ; and every natural occurrence was the work of witches , -as lightning and hail , milk turning sour , the loss of swine , all sorts of diseases in men ...
Page 127
... bewitched ( as those afflicted with St. Vitus's dance , epilepsy , or in the most terrible agitations of madness ) not only fell to the ground , but sprung up walls , and climbed up on high , were carried up into the air , and danced ...
... bewitched ( as those afflicted with St. Vitus's dance , epilepsy , or in the most terrible agitations of madness ) not only fell to the ground , but sprung up walls , and climbed up on high , were carried up into the air , and danced ...
Page 128
... bewitched all sorts of materials and working implements made their way : as worms , egg - shells , hairs , cloth , yarn , pins , needles , glass , etc .; whilst others , on the contrary , for long periods took no nourishment , and yet ...
... bewitched all sorts of materials and working implements made their way : as worms , egg - shells , hairs , cloth , yarn , pins , needles , glass , etc .; whilst others , on the contrary , for long periods took no nourishment , and yet ...
Page 140
... bewitch , galdercraft , magic , magus , incantare , enchanter , to bewitch by singing . A light recitation , murmur , inmurmurare , was the same as conjuration ; and raunen yet means to speak secretly : susurrare , to conjure , and ...
... bewitch , galdercraft , magic , magus , incantare , enchanter , to bewitch by singing . A light recitation , murmur , inmurmurare , was the same as conjuration ; and raunen yet means to speak secretly : susurrare , to conjure , and ...
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