THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.1823 |
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... Witches . IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer , it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age , and the opinions of his con- temporaries . A poet who should now make the whole action of his ...
... Witches . IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer , it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age , and the opinions of his con- temporaries . A poet who should now make the whole action of his ...
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... witch- craft , but had given a very formal account of the practices and illusions of evil spirits , the compacts of witches , the ceremonies used by them , the manner of detecting them , and the justice of punishing them , in his ...
... witch- craft , but had given a very formal account of the practices and illusions of evil spirits , the compacts of witches , the ceremonies used by them , the manner of detecting them , and the justice of punishing them , in his ...
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... witches were every day discovered , and multiplied so fast in some places , that bishop Hall mentions a village in Lancashire , where their number was greater than that of the houses . The Jesuits and Sectaries took advantage of this ...
... witches were every day discovered , and multiplied so fast in some places , that bishop Hall mentions a village in Lancashire , where their number was greater than that of the houses . The Jesuits and Sectaries took advantage of this ...
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... Witches . 1st Witch . Where hast thou been , sister ? 2d Witch . Killing swine . 3d Witch . Sister , where thou ? 1st Witch . A sailor's wife had chesnuts in her lap , And mouncht , and mouncht , and mouncht . Give me , quoth I. ( 1 ) ...
... Witches . 1st Witch . Where hast thou been , sister ? 2d Witch . Killing swine . 3d Witch . Sister , where thou ? 1st Witch . A sailor's wife had chesnuts in her lap , And mouncht , and mouncht , and mouncht . Give me , quoth I. ( 1 ) ...
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... Witch . Shew me , Shew me . ( 1 ) Aroint thee , witch , - In one of the folio editions the reading is anoint thee , in a sense very consistent with the common ac- counts of witches , who are related to perform many supernatural acts by ...
... Witch . Shew me , Shew me . ( 1 ) Aroint thee , witch , - In one of the folio editions the reading is anoint thee , in a sense very consistent with the common ac- counts of witches , who are related to perform many supernatural acts by ...
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