The Supernatural Magazine, for 1809: Containing Ancient & Modern Supernatural Experience, in Testimony to the Truth of Revelation, Respecting the Immortality of the Soul, a Future State of Rewards and Punishments : Together with Various Wonders of the Invisible Worlds |
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Page 25 - BEFORE the starry threshold of Jove's court /My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth...
Page 27 - Detested wretch !" — But scarce his speech began When the strange partner...
Page 18 - ... so covering his eyes with his hands, he again exclaimed, that destruction was inevitable, and he desired to see no more. The necromancer entreated me to have a good heart, and take care to burn proper perfumes ; upon which I turned to Romoli, and bid him burn all the most precious perfumes he had. At the same time I cast my eye upon Agnolino Gaddi, who was terrified to such a degree that he could scarce distinguish objects, and seemed to be half dead. Seeing him in this condition, I said, —...
Page 25 - Tell us, ye dead ! will none of you in pity To those you left behind, disclose the secret? Oh ! that some courteous ghost would blab it out, What 'tis you are, and we must shortly be.
Page 18 - When the magician had performed the rest of his ceremonies, he stripped off his gown, and took up a wallet full of books which he had brought with him. We all went out of the circle together, keeping as close to each other as we possibly could, especially the boy, who had placed himself in the middle, holding the necromancer by the coat and me by the cloak. As we were going to our houses, in the quarter of Banchi, the boy told us that two of the demons whom we had seen at the amphitheatre...
Page 27 - You are a woman of courage," replied he, " hold out your hand." I did : he struck my wrist : his hand was cold as marble : in a moment the sinews shrunk up, every nerve withered.
Page 73 - ... from the throne with implicit humility ; when this is considered, I cannot help fancying that the genius of freedom has entered that kingdom in disguise. If they have but three weak monarchs more successively on the throne, the mask will be laid aside, and the country will...
Page 51 - For the knowledge of it is a Divine Silence, and the rest of all the senses; for neither can he that understands that, understand anything else, nor he that sees that, see anything else, nor hear any other thing, nor in sum move the Body.
Page 19 - Latin scholars enough, if he had thought it worth while to look out for them, but that he could never have met with a partner of resolution and intrepidity equal to mine, and that I should by all means follow his advice. Whilst we were engaged in this conversation, we arrived at our respective homes, and all that night dreamt of nothing but devils.
Page 25 - I could not come at the time appointed, but I am now come to tell you, That there is a God, and a very just and terrible one, and if you do not turn over a new leaf (the very expression the Doctor punctually remembered) you shall Jind it so.