| Daniel Defoe - 1722 - 306 pages
...dying at Sr. Giles's, as above. The Apprehenlions of the People, were liktwife flrangely cncreas'd by the Error of the Times ; in which, I think, the People, from whac Principle I cannot imagine, were more adided to Prophefies, and Aftrological Conjurations, Dreams,... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1754 - 386 pages
...People dying at St. Giles's, as above. The Appehenfions of the People, were likewife ftrangely increas'd by the Error of the Times ; in which, I think, the...Principle I cannot imagine, were more addicted to Prophefies, and Aftrological Conjurations, Dreams, and old Wives Tales, than ever they were before... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 386 pages
...request, and the brazen head of Friar Bacon, the fortune-tellers' sign, was mounted in every street. " The apprehensions of the people were likewise strangely...principle I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophesies, and astrological conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales, than ever they were before... | |
| 1822 - 386 pages
...request, and the brazen head of Friar Bacon, the fortune-tellers' sign, was mounted in every street. " The apprehensions of the people were likewise strangely...principle I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophesies, and astrological conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales, than ever they were before... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1832 - 334 pages
...little alarm that was given in December by two people dying at St. Giles's, as above. The appprehensions of the people were likewise strangely increased by the error of the times ; in which, I tl\ink, the people, from what principle I can,not imagine"''were more addicted to prophesies, and astrological... | |
| Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1835 - 428 pages
...saw another of the like kind, I could not but say, God had not yet sufficiently scourged the city. " The apprehensions of the people were likewise strangely...prophecies and astrological conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales, than ever they were before or since. Whether this unhappy temper was originally raised... | |
| Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1835 - 750 pages
...npprehensions of the people were likewise strangely increased by (lie error of the times, in which 1 think the people, from what principle I cannot imagine,...prophecies and astrological conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales, than ever they were before or since. Whether this unhappy temper was originally raised... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pages
...comet, and the little alarm that was given in December by two people dying at St Giles'.-, as above. The apprehensions of the people were likewise strangely...the times ; in which, I think, the people, from what principles I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophecies and astrological conjurations, dreams... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 698 pages
...comet, and the little alarm that was given in December by two people dying at St Giles's, as above. ve that came upon me again buried me at once twenty or thirty feet deep in its own body, an ; n which, I think, the people, from what principles I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophecies... | |
| 1856 - 1026 pages
...restoration having alone brought a vast number of families to London. The apprehensions of the people were strangely increased by the error of the times, in...principle I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophesies and astrological conjurations, dreams and old wifes' tales, than ever they were before or... | |
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