 ... apprehension. He was visited in a dream by a frightful apparition, and, awaking in agony, found himself sitting up in bed with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered by the moonlight a corpse,...  An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions - Pagina 27door John Ferriar - 1813 - 139 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1813 - 596 pagina’s
...a pistol grasped in his right hand. ' On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered by the moonlight, a corpse, dressed in a shroud reared...perceived distinctly. He passed one hand over it, felt nothing, and staggered back to the bed. After much reasoning he renewed the investigation, and... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1814 - 240 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered, by the moon-light, a corpse, dressed in a shroud, reared...the features of which, and the minutest parts of its funereal apparel, he perceived distinctly : he passed one hand over it, felt nothing, and staggered... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1815 - 268 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered, by the moonlight, a corpse,, dressed -in a shroud, reared...the features of which, and the minutest parts of its funereal apparel, he perceived distinctly : he passed one hand over it, felt nothing, and staggered... | |
 | 1820 - 344 pagina’s
...pistol grasped in his hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered by the moon light, a corpse dressed in a shroud, reared erect against the wall, close V:y the window ! With much difficulty he summoned up resolution to approach the dismal object, the... | |
 | Samuel Hibbert - 1825 - 514 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered, by the moonlight, a corpse dressed in a shroud, reared...he perceived distinctly. He passed one hand over it ; felt nothing ; and staggered back to the bed. After a long interval, and much reasoning with himself,... | |
 | 1833 - 460 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, lie discovered by the moonlight a corpse, dressed in a shroud, reared erect, against the wall close to the window. With much difficulty he summoned up resolution to approach the dismal object, the features... | |
 | 1834 - 576 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered by the moonlight a corpse dressed in a shroud, reared...perceived distinctly. He passed one hand over it, felt nothing, and staggered back to bed. After a long\int«rval, and much reasoning with himself, he... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pagina’s
...against the wall, close by the window. With much difficulty, lie summoned up resolution I" upjiroach the dismal object, the features of which, and the...apparel, he perceived distinctly. He passed one hand опт it ; felt nothing; and staggered back to the bed. AflT »loin interval, und much reasoning with... | |
 | 1843 - 506 pagina’s
...with a pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful glance round the room, he discovered by the moonlight a corpse dressed in a shroud, reared...perceived distinctly. He passed one hand over it; felt nothing, and staggered back to the bed. After a long interval and much reasoning with himself,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 970 pagina’s
...pistol grasped in his right hand. On casting a fearful ц!апсе round the room, he discovered, bv of wine at meals; put syrup of gilly-flowers into his sack ; and had t<> approach the dismal object, the features of which, and the minutest parts of its funeral apparel,... | |
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