...they infested the houses, and afflicted the persons of the inhabitants. " Flashy people," say s he, " may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the...sober people in a country, where they have as much mother-wit certainly as the rest of mankind, know them to be true, — nothing but the absurd and froivard...

...enlightened part of the community, attempts to shield himself under the following salvo. " Flashy people may 'burlesque these things; but when hundreds of...and froward spirit of sadducism can question them." " I have not," says he, " mentioned so much as one thing that will not be justified, if it be required...

...theenlightened part of the community, attempts to shield himself under the following salvo. " Flashy people may burlesque these things ; but when hundreds of...mankind, know them to be true; nothing but the absurd and fro ward spirit of sadducism can question them." " I have not," says he, " mentioned so much as one...

...enlightened part of the community, attempts to shield himself under the following salvo. " Flashy people may burlesque these things; but when hundreds of the...much mother wit, certainly as the rest of mankind, knoic them to be true; nothing but the absurd and froward spirit of sadducism can question them." "...

...they infested the houses, and afflicted the persons of the inhabitants. " Flashy people," says he, " may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the...sober people in a country, where they have as much mother-wit certainly as the rest of mankind, know them to be true, — nothing but the absurd and froward...

...they infested the houses and afflicted the persons of the inhabitants. " Flashy people," says he, " may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the...sober people in a country, where they have as much mother-wit certainly as tho rest of mankind, know them to be true, — nothing but the absurd and froward...

...afflicted the persons of the inhabitants. « Flashy people," says he, " may burlesque these thing«, but when hundreds of the most sober people in a country, where they have as much mother-wit certainly as the rest of mankind, know them to be true, — nothing but the absurd and frowardspirit...

...describing the visits of demons, &c, in his " MagnaliaChristi Americana" continues, " Flashy people may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the...and froward spirit of sadducism can question them, &c." Blackwood in a chapter on goblins thus speaks* " Many persons who believe implicitly in the reality...

...incidents, nor any opinion that may serve for the better instruction of the reader in comprehending the characters of its actors. In order that this obligation...credited authority we pretend to raise no question of sceptibism. We submit to the testimony of such a writer as conclusive, though, as credulity is sometimes...

...accompanied with the beating of drums, as in a battle ; and so on. " Flashy people," adds the Doctor, " may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the...people in a country where they have as much mother wit, cer* The superstitions «f the Highlanders touching this species of prophetic power are well known....