 ... 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
 | John Alexander Joyce - 1910 - 156 pàgines
...concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, deadlights, 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... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke - 1911 - 444 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... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - 1913 - 410 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." She taught him the country currency; old rhymes based upon still older ones, such... | |
 | Edith Birkhead - 1921 - 262 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... | |
 | Ralph Knight - 1959 - 246 pàgines
...concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, deadlights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poesy, but had so strong an effect on my imagination that to this hour, in my nocturnal rambles,... | |
 | 1800 - 534 pàgines
...warlocks, Ipunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, vi raitbs, apparitions, cantraips, giants, inchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated...the latent feeds of poetry ; but had fo flrong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nofturnal rambles, I fometimes keep a (harp look... | |
 | 1841 - 520 pàgines
...concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkics, kelpies, elf-candles, deadlights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted...dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poésie ; but had so strong an cficct on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal... | |
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