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" ... remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths,... "
Annual Register - Page 317
edited by - 1801
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 38

English literature - 1800 - 532 pages
...witches, warlocks, .Ipunkies, kelpies, elf candles, dtad lights, wraiths, apparitions, c..ntraips, "giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery....cultivated the latent feeds of poetry ; but had fo ftrong an effeft on my imagination, . that to this hour, in my nonurnal " ramble;, I fometimes keep...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 42

History - 1801 - 762 pages
...had, I fuppole, the largeft collection in the country of tales and fongs concerning devils, ghoih, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, fpunkies, kelpies,...cantraips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and oth г trumpery. This cultivated the latent feeds of poetry ; but had fo ßrong an effect on my imagination,...
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...country of tales and fongs concerning devils, ghofts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, fpiinkies, kelpies, elf candles, dead lights, wraiths, apparitions,...enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cul^ivated the latent feeds of poetrv; but had fo ftrong an effeft on. my imagination, that to this...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf" candles, .— ». * Idiot for idiotic. candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elfcandles, * Idiot for idiotic. candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal...
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Letters to John Aikin, M. D.: On His Volume of Vocal Poetry: and on His ...

James Plumptre - Songs, English - 1811 - 486 pages
...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...towers, dragons and other trumpery. This cultivated the Intent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on ray imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal...
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The Beauties of Burns: Consisting of Selections from His Poems and Letters

Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...and other trumpery. • This cultivated the latent seeds • Mr Robert Chambers tells me that this woman's name was Jenny Wilson, and that she outlived...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Including Several Pieces Not Inserted in ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...concerning devils, ghosts, faines, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 324 pages
...devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. * This cultivated the latent seeds • Mr Robert Chambers tells me that this woman's name was Jenny Wilson, and that she outlived...
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