Thaumaturgia, Or, Elucidations of the MarvellousE. Churton, 1835 - 362 pàgines |
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Pàgina 25
... frequently entering the lists with hostile enchanters , admitting but exceeding the wonderful works they per- formed ; and thus also when the thirst of power , or of distinction , divided the sacerdotal colleges , similar trials of ...
... frequently entering the lists with hostile enchanters , admitting but exceeding the wonderful works they per- formed ; and thus also when the thirst of power , or of distinction , divided the sacerdotal colleges , similar trials of ...
Pàgina 30
... frequently with unintelligible exclamations . Sacrifices , and burnt offerings were used to propitiate superior powers ; but our knowledge of the magical rites exercised by certain oriental nations , the Jews only excepted , is ...
... frequently with unintelligible exclamations . Sacrifices , and burnt offerings were used to propitiate superior powers ; but our knowledge of the magical rites exercised by certain oriental nations , the Jews only excepted , is ...
Pàgina 43
... frequent , was that of calling up the spirits of the dead ; this indeed was the very acmé of their art ; and the reader cannot be displeased with having this mystery here eluci- dated . An affection for the body of a person , who in his ...
... frequent , was that of calling up the spirits of the dead ; this indeed was the very acmé of their art ; and the reader cannot be displeased with having this mystery here eluci- dated . An affection for the body of a person , who in his ...
Pàgina 45
... frequently allude , when the Israelites are forbid to assemble upon high places . The magical slumbers produced in the cave of Tropho- nius are justly ascribed to medicated beverages . Here , the votary if he escaped with life , had his ...
... frequently allude , when the Israelites are forbid to assemble upon high places . The magical slumbers produced in the cave of Tropho- nius are justly ascribed to medicated beverages . Here , the votary if he escaped with life , had his ...
Pàgina 50
... other portents . The Senate frequently consulted them on the most extraordinary prodigies . The col- lege of the Aruspices , as well as those of the other religious orders , had their registers and records , such 50 THAUMATURGIA , OR.
... other portents . The Senate frequently consulted them on the most extraordinary prodigies . The col- lege of the Aruspices , as well as those of the other religious orders , had their registers and records , such 50 THAUMATURGIA , OR.
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