Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed by Them, as it was Generally Held During the Period of the Reformation, and the Times Immediately Succeeding; with Special Reference to Shakspere and His Works"This essay is an expansion, in accordance with a preconceived scheme, of the two papers, one on The witches in Macbeth, and the other on The demonology of Shakespere, which were read before the New Shakespere society in the years 1877 and 1878." Forewards. |
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Page 54
... thing that he preases | to obtain is the tinsell of their soule . " 1 56. But the belief in the appearance of ghosts ... things that be amiss here in your great cares , ye shall understand that in Blackburn there is a fantastical ( and ...
... thing that he preases | to obtain is the tinsell of their soule . " 1 56. But the belief in the appearance of ghosts ... things that be amiss here in your great cares , ye shall understand that in Blackburn there is a fantastical ( and ...
Page 109
... thing ? ' She an- swered , ' Alas ! have I not great cause to make great dule , for our gear is trakit , 3 and my husband is on the point of deid , and one babie of my own will not live , and myself at ane weak point ; have I not gude ...
... thing ? ' She an- swered , ' Alas ! have I not great cause to make great dule , for our gear is trakit , 3 and my husband is on the point of deid , and one babie of my own will not live , and myself at ane weak point ; have I not gude ...
Page 150
... thing after death . Our little life is still rounded by a sleep , but the thought which terrifies Hamlet has no power to affright Prospero . The hereafter is still a mystery , it is true ; he has tried to see into it , and has found it ...
... thing after death . Our little life is still rounded by a sleep , but the thought which terrifies Hamlet has no power to affright Prospero . The hereafter is still a mystery , it is true ; he has tried to see into it , and has found it ...
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