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... of the indivi“ dual forms which appeared to nie , was “ undoubtedly founded on
the nature of “ my mind , but the manner in which it “ was thus affected , will
probably remain “ for ever as inscrutable as the origin of " thought and reflection .
... of the indivi“ dual forms which appeared to nie , was “ undoubtedly founded on
the nature of “ my mind , but the manner in which it “ was thus affected , will
probably remain “ for ever as inscrutable as the origin of " thought and reflection .
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... man ; and “ the confession made before Green ( the “ Recorder ) , and
subscribed with the " left hand , as the difference in the “ writing , being compared
, will make " it appear . I know the bench , and the “ people thought I recanted ,
but alas !
... man ; and “ the confession made before Green ( the “ Recorder ) , and
subscribed with the " left hand , as the difference in the “ writing , being compared
, will make " it appear . I know the bench , and the “ people thought I recanted ,
but alas !
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I thought that I was in “ a great hall like the king ' s hall , or the “ castle in
Winchester , and there was “ none there but a judge that sat upon “ the bench
and myself ; and as I turned “ to a window in the north - westward , “ and looking
into the ...
I thought that I was in “ a great hall like the king ' s hall , or the “ castle in
Winchester , and there was “ none there but a judge that sat upon “ the bench
and myself ; and as I turned “ to a window in the north - westward , “ and looking
into the ...
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They recovered “ me a little , but my mind was more “ disordered than it had been
before , “ I was told that they asked me then “ what ailed me , and that I answered
; “ I have seen what I thought I should “ never see . But I neither remember the ...
They recovered “ me a little , but my mind was more “ disordered than it had been
before , “ I was told that they asked me then “ what ailed me , and that I answered
; “ I have seen what I thought I should “ never see . But I neither remember the ...
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Mr . de Sortoville thought I “ was drunk . He came near me , and “ heard me ask
some questions , and “ return some answers , as he told me 46 since , “ I talked
with Desfontaines nearly “ three quarters of an hour . I promised " you , said he ...
Mr . de Sortoville thought I “ was drunk . He came near me , and “ heard me ask
some questions , and “ return some answers , as he told me 46 since , “ I talked
with Desfontaines nearly “ three quarters of an hour . I promised " you , said he ...
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Página 13 - 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 14 - ... 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 39 - 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 33 - I was too much agitated by a series of incidents which had most powerfully affected my moral feeling, to be capable of attending to them; on a sudden I perceived, at about the distance of ten steps, a form like that of a deceased person. I pointed at it, asking my wife if she did not see it ? It was but natural...
Página 42 - No person was with me besides the surgeon ; but during the operation my chamber was crowded with human phantasms of all descriptions. This continued uninterruptedly till about half an hour after four o'clock, just when my digestion commenced. I then perceived that they began to move more slowly. Soon after their colour began to fade, and at seven o'clock they were entirely white...
Página 41 - ... 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 37 - After the first day the form of the deceased person no more appeared, but its place was supplied with many other phantasms, sometimes representing acquaintances, but mostly strangers : those whom I knew were composed of living and deceased persons, but the number of the latter was comparatively small. I observed the persons with whom I daily conversed did not appear as phantasms, these representing chiefly persons who lived at some distance from me.
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 |
| Largo | 139 páginas |
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