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Pagina 43
... like silk- worms , which are unwound by the ladies of our palace , and spun into cloth and dresses , which are worn by our Exaltedness . These dresses in order to be cleaned and washed are cast into flames . Prester John 43.
... like silk- worms , which are unwound by the ladies of our palace , and spun into cloth and dresses , which are worn by our Exaltedness . These dresses in order to be cleaned and washed are cast into flames . Prester John 43.
Pagina 74
... lady of rank and merit , who was with us , took the rod after me : she felt it begin to move , and was internally agitated . Then the owner of the rod resumed it . and , passing over the same places , the stick rotated with such ...
... lady of rank and merit , who was with us , took the rod after me : she felt it begin to move , and was internally agitated . Then the owner of the rod resumed it . and , passing over the same places , the stick rotated with such ...
Pagina 85
... that the operator deceives himself as well as others . This is probably the explanation of the story of Mdlle . Olivet , a young lady of tender conscience , who was a skilful performer with the divining rod , The Divining Rod 85.
... that the operator deceives himself as well as others . This is probably the explanation of the story of Mdlle . Olivet , a young lady of tender conscience , who was a skilful performer with the divining rod , The Divining Rod 85.
Pagina 88
... Lady N is there stated to have convinced Dr. Hutton of her possession of this mysterious gift , and to have by means of it indicated to him the existence of a spring of water in one of his fields adjoining the Woolwich College , which ...
... Lady N is there stated to have convinced Dr. Hutton of her possession of this mysterious gift , and to have by means of it indicated to him the existence of a spring of water in one of his fields adjoining the Woolwich College , which ...
Pagina 89
... lady , now deceased , who has successfully practised with it in this way . She was a very clever and accomplished woman ; Scotch by birth and education ; by no means credulous ; possibly a little imaginative , for she wrote not ...
... lady , now deceased , who has successfully practised with it in this way . She was a very clever and accomplished woman ; Scotch by birth and education ; by no means credulous ; possibly a little imaginative , for she wrote not ...
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