Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch: The Most Interesting Trial for Witchcraft Ever Known, Printed from an Imperfect Manuscript by Her Father, Abraham Schweidler, the Pastor of Coserow, in the Island of UsedomJohn Murray, 1844 - 171 Seiten |
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... person of his daughter , retained as firm a faith in the truth of witchcraft as in that of the Gospel . " It is my intention to publish this trial also , as it possesses very great psychological interest . During the earlier centuries ...
... person of his daughter , retained as firm a faith in the truth of witchcraft as in that of the Gospel . " It is my intention to publish this trial also , as it possesses very great psychological interest . During the earlier centuries ...
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... person , and a perfect monstrum of her sex , yet without fault or blame . " For , in truth , with all her extraordinary knowledge she was marvellously humble , although she herself confesses that the immoderate praises of the learned ...
... person , and a perfect monstrum of her sex , yet without fault or blame . " For , in truth , with all her extraordinary knowledge she was marvellously humble , although she herself confesses that the immoderate praises of the learned ...
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... person at Zempin , seeing that walking began to be wearisome to me , and that I could now afford to be more at mine ease ) ; but she had not stood long , and was asking the reason of the ringing , when the Sheriff himself , on his gray ...
... person at Zempin , seeing that walking began to be wearisome to me , and that I could now afford to be more at mine ease ) ; but she had not stood long , and was asking the reason of the ringing , when the Sheriff himself , on his gray ...
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... person , he would that I should send her into his service . " See there , " said he to her , and pinched her cheek the while . " I want to lead you to honour , though you are such a young creature , and yet you cry out as if I were ...
... person , he would that I should send her into his service . " See there , " said he to her , and pinched her cheek the while . " I want to lead you to honour , though you are such a young creature , and yet you cry out as if I were ...
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... persons who only imagined to themselves that they had a pactum with the devil ; and that to him they seemed more worthy of pity than of punishment ? Hereupon I answered that I had not indeed read any such book ( for say , who can read ...
... persons who only imagined to themselves that they had a pactum with the devil ; and that to him they seemed more worthy of pity than of punishment ? Hereupon I answered that I had not indeed read any such book ( for say , who can read ...
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amber answered army asked began begged believed bewitched blessed brought called castle Charles Christ church confess constable Consul Coserow cried Cromwell daugh daughter death devil devil's whore door Edition enemy evil eyes faith familiar spirit father Fcap Fcap 8vo fear fell followed gave gone Gützkow hand hast hath head heard heart Heaven holy honour horse John Bunyan King knew Long Parliament looked maid Meanwhile Mellenthin mercy mind morning never night nought old Lizzie old Paasch Parliament pastor Peenemünde Pilgrim's Progress poor child Post 8vo pray prayer preaching Princely Highness promised Pudgla Satan says Seden sent Sheriff soon soul speak spirit stood straightway Streckelberg thee things thou thought told took unto Usedom village whereat Wherefore wherein whereupon Whitelock whole wife witch witchcraft Wolgast words worshipful court young lord
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 7 - Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap ; which neither have storehouse nor barn ; and God feedeth them : how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Seite 102 - For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected : for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Seite 93 - Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Seite 143 - He made darkness his secret place ; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Seite 134 - Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. ? When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Seite 102 - I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for I have redeemed thee.
Seite 131 - ... bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. It shall turn unto you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer : for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
Seite 105 - I saw as if the sun that shineth in the heavens did grudge to give me light ; and as if the very stones in the street and tiles upon the houses, did band themselves against me. Methought that they all combined together to banish me out of the world ! I was abhorred of them, and unfit to dwell among them, because I had sinned against the Saviour. Oh how happy now was every creature over I was ! for they stood fast and kept their station ; but I was gone and lost...
Seite 112 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Seite 80 - I was also then so overcome with despair of life and heaven that I should often wish, either that there had been no hell, or that I had been a devil, supposing they were only tormentors ; that if it must needs be that I went thither, I might be rather a tormentor than be tormented myself.