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We may be allowed , however , to enquire , whether the improved state of
physiology affords any glimpse of light on this ' subject , and whether such
extraordinary and terrific impressions cannot be explained , from the known laws
of the ...
We may be allowed , however , to enquire , whether the improved state of
physiology affords any glimpse of light on this ' subject , and whether such
extraordinary and terrific impressions cannot be explained , from the known laws
of the ...
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of troops , as soon as evening came on , if I had occasion to go into a dark room ,
the whole scene was brought before my eyes , with a brilliancy equal to what it
had possessed in day - light , and remained visible for several minutes . I have no
...
of troops , as soon as evening came on , if I had occasion to go into a dark room ,
the whole scene was brought before my eyes , with a brilliancy equal to what it
had possessed in day - light , and remained visible for several minutes . I have no
...
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The accidents of light and shade , and the interposition of partial fogs , or clouds ,
produce the same effect on the eye , as the discoloured patches of the wall ; and
the rolling of the mist adds motion to the spectral images . ' . is . . . . : : : In like ...
The accidents of light and shade , and the interposition of partial fogs , or clouds ,
produce the same effect on the eye , as the discoloured patches of the wall ; and
the rolling of the mist adds motion to the spectral images . ' . is . . . . : : : In like ...
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On casting a fearful glance round the room , he discovered , by the moon - light ,
a corpse , dressed in a shroud , reared erect , against the wall , close by the
window . With much difficulty , he summoned up resolution to approach the
dismal ...
On casting a fearful glance round the room , he discovered , by the moon - light ,
a corpse , dressed in a shroud , reared erect , against the wall , close by the
window . With much difficulty , he summoned up resolution to approach the
dismal ...
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Richard Ceman testi“ fied , that eight years ago , as he lay “ awake in his bed ,
with a light burning “ in the room , he was annoyed with “ the apparition of this
Bishop and of “ two more that were strangers to him , “ who came and oppressed
him ...
Richard Ceman testi“ fied , that eight years ago , as he lay “ awake in his bed ,
with a light burning “ in the room , he was annoyed with “ the apparition of this
Bishop and of “ two more that were strangers to him , “ who came and oppressed
him ...
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Página 15 - Achtcrmannshohe, a human figure of a monstrous size. A violent gust of wind having almost carried away my hat, I clapped my hand to it by moving my arm towards my head, and the colossal figure did the same.
Página 16 - ... compliments by bending their bodies as we did; after which they vanished. We retained our position, kept our eyes fixed on the same spot, and in a little time the two figures again stood before us, and were joined by a third. Every movement that we made by bending our bodies, these figures imitated, but with this difference, that the phenomenon was sometimes weak and faint, sometimes strong and well defined.
Página 41 - I opened my eyes. I conversed sometimes with my physician and my wife of the phantasms which at the moment surrounded me ; they appeared more frequently walking than at rest, nor were they constantly present. They frequently did not come for some time, but always reappeared for a longer or shorter period, either singly or in company, the latter, however, being most frequently the case.
Página 43 - ... short, and never of an unpleasant turn. At different times there appeared to me both dear and sensible friends of both sexes, whose addresses tended to appease my grief, which had not yet wholly subsided : their consolatory speeches were in general addressed to me when I was alone. Sometimes, however, I was accosted by these consoling friends while I was engaged in company, and not unfrequently while real persons were speaking to me.
Página 48 - Camden, he saw in a vision his eldest son (then a child and at London) appear unto him with the Mark of a bloody cross on his forehead as if it had been cutted with a sword...
Página 38 - I might preserve a clear consciousness of the changes which should take place within myself; I observed these phantasms very closely, and frequently reflected on my antecedent thoughts to discover, if possible, by means of what association of ideas exactly these forms presented themselves to my imagination. I thought at times I had found a clue, but taking the whole together, I could not make out any natural...
Página 24 - ... at him, and very much hurt him, with a blow on the side of the head: and that on the same day, about noon, the same shape walked in the room where he was, and an apple strangely flew out of his hand, into the lap of his mother, six or eight foot from him.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions, John Ferriar |
| Autor | John Ferriar |
| Editor | Cadell and Davies, 1813 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 21 Jun. 2006 |
| Largo | 139 páginas |
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