 | Literature, Modern - 1800 - 620 pages
...invoked the fpirits to appear, 01 rather to come to his aid ; for it is allowed that none were'ever vifible. A very confiderable time elapfed before they...agitation of body and mind, being covered with a violent fwear, and almoil in convulfions, like the Pythonefs of antiquity. At length, a loud clatter was heard... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...to come to his aid, for it is allowed that none were ever visible. A very considerable time elapsed before they obeyed ; during which interval he laboured...apparently under great agitation of body and mind, being covei eel with a violent sweat and ¡ilmost in convulsions, like the Pythoness of antiquity. At length,... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Europe - 1806 - 438 pages
...were ever / vifible. A very confiderable time elapfed ' before they obeyed ; during which interval, I he laboured apparently under great agitation / of...antiquity. At length, a loud clatter was heard at all the window*' on the outflde; which was foon followed by another noife, refembling more the effect. produced... | |
 | T. M. Jarvis - Ghosts - 1823 - 252 pages
...rather•to come to his aid; for it is allowed that none were ever visible. A very considerable time elapsed before they obeyed; during which interval, he laboured...agitation of body and mind, being covered with a violent sweat, and almost in convulsions, like the Pythoness of antiquity. At length, a loud clatter was heard... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...mysterious ceremonies, he invoked the spirits to come to his aid. A very considerable time elapsed before they obeyed ; during which interval, he laboured...agitation of body and mind being covered with a violent sweat, and almost in convulsions. At length, a loud clatter was heard at all the windows on the outside... | |
 | Clarence S. Day - 1848 - 116 pages
...ever visible. A very considerable time elapsed before they obeyed ; during which interval, he labored apparently under great agitation of body and mind, being covered with a violent sweat, and almost in convulsions, like the Pythoness of antiquity. At length, a loud clatter was heard... | |
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vifible. A very confiderable -time elapfed before they obeyed ; during which interval, he laboured apparently under great agitation of body and mind, being covered with a violent fweat, and almoft in convulfions, like the Pythonefs of antiquity. At length,... 