Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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Page 92
... afflicted my children . At night her shape appears to them accompanied by a black man . She hath power to change her own form into an animal , a bird or insect at will . Once my little girl was at- tacked by a large black cat , which ...
... afflicted my children . At night her shape appears to them accompanied by a black man . She hath power to change her own form into an animal , a bird or insect at will . Once my little girl was at- tacked by a large black cat , which ...
Page 127
... afflicted beasts and , making a ball of it from the spittle of their mouths , blow their breath upon it and hurl it any distance to an object . The object so struck will at once wither and die . He said that , should I strip the hair ...
... afflicted beasts and , making a ball of it from the spittle of their mouths , blow their breath upon it and hurl it any distance to an object . The object so struck will at once wither and die . He said that , should I strip the hair ...
Page 185
... afflicted rise with a touch of their hand ? What is their transportation through the air ? What is their travelling in spirit , while their body is cast into a trance ? What is their causing cattle to run mad and perish ? What is their ...
... afflicted rise with a touch of their hand ? What is their transportation through the air ? What is their travelling in spirit , while their body is cast into a trance ? What is their causing cattle to run mad and perish ? What is their ...
Page 236
... afflicted with some strange disease , such as epilepsy , the " jerks , " " St. Vitus ' dance , " " rickets " or other strange nervous complaints , which they could not understand , they as once attributed it to witchcraft . There sprang ...
... afflicted with some strange disease , such as epilepsy , the " jerks , " " St. Vitus ' dance , " " rickets " or other strange nervous complaints , which they could not understand , they as once attributed it to witchcraft . There sprang ...
Page 243
... affliction had fallen upon her . " Charles , were you with her when it happened ? " she asked . " I was . " " Did you comfort her ? " " Such poor words of comfort as one can offer on such occasions , I gave her , " he answered . " It ...
... affliction had fallen upon her . " Charles , were you with her when it happened ? " she asked . " I was . " " Did you comfort her ? " " Such poor words of comfort as one can offer on such occasions , I gave her , " he answered . " It ...
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Abigail Williams accused Adelpha Leisler afflicted Andros Ann Putnam answered arms arrested assembly bewitched Boston brother Captain Wadsworth Carolinia Charles Stevens charter child church Cloyse colony Cora Waters Corey Cotton Mather cried dark death declared devil door Dustin England escape eyes face father fire forest friends gazed George Waters girl Goody Nurse governor hand hath heard heart Henry Waters hill horse Hull Indians James Joel Martin John Bly John Louder King King William's war knew live look Lord maid Mary Easty Milborne mother and Cora mysterious negro never night Oracus Parris pastor player prisoner province Rebecca Nurse Robert Stevens Samuel Samuel Parris Sarah Williams savages seemed seen seized sent slave strange stranger superstition thought tion Tituba told torment tree turned Verily village voice William Penn WITCH OF SALEM witchcraft woman wounded York young