... 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 - Pàgina 317editat per - 1801Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| 1800 - 532 pàgines
...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... | |
| 1801 - 762 pàgines
...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,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 818 pàgines
...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... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pàgines
...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... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pàgines
...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... | |
| James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pàgines
...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... | |
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pàgines
...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... | |
| Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pàgines
...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... | |
| Robert Burns - 1826 - 272 pàgines
...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... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pàgines
...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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