 Every old woman with a wrinkled face, a furred brow, a hairy lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, or a scolding tongue, having a rugged coat on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand, and a dog or cat by her side, is...  Inishowen: its history, traditions, and antiquities; containing a number of ... - Page 181by Maghtochair (pseud.) - 1867 - 205 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 392 pages
...destruction sicken" How miserable to descend from such creations as these to the common parish witch, an old woman "with a wrinkled face, a furred brow,...squint eye, a squeaking voice, or a scolding tongue, havinga rugged coat on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand, and a dog or cat by... | |
 | Books - 1822 - 384 pages
...destruction sicken"How miserable to descend from such creations as these to the common parish witch, an old woman "with a wrinkled face, a furred brow,...lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, orascoldingtongue.havinga rugged coat on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand,... | |
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...blear-eyed, decrepid, poor, and boy-hooted, without being a whit the better for it; she may be blessed with " a wrinkled face, a furred brow, a hairy lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, a scolding tongue, a ragged coat on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand, and a... | |
 | John Brand - 1842 - 306 pages
...touching Witches and Witchcrafts," 12mo. Lond. 1646. observes, p. 4, " In every place and parish, every old woman with a wrinkled face, a furred brow, a hairy...lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, a scolding tongue, having a rugged coate on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in ber hand,... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - Christian antiquities - 1849 - 520 pages
...Conscience, touching Witches and Witchcrafts, 1640, observes, p. 4: "In everyplace and parish, every old woman with a wrinkled face, a furred brow, a hairy...lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, a scolding tongue, having a nigged coate on her back, a skullcap on her head, a spindle in her hand,... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 858 pages
...¿ш atile observer : — " .An old woman with a wrinkled face, a furred brow, a hairy lip, a gobbcr tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voice, or a scolding tongue, having a ragged cojt on her back, a spindle in her hand, and a dog by her side — a wretched, infirm, and impotent... | |
 | John Stetson Barry - Massachusetts - 1856 - 538 pages
...will ere long beleeve that there is no God."avHence " every old woman with a wrinkled face, a furr'd brow, a hairy lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a squeaking voyce, or a scolding tongue, having a rugged coate on her back, a skull cap on her head, a spindle... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1837 - 806 pages
...Suffolk, and nearly an equal number, at the same time, in Huntingdon. These are but a few selected cases. The poor creatures who usually composed these ill-fated...coat on her back, a spindle in her hand, and a dog hy her side — a wretched, infirm, and impotent creature, pelted and persecuted by all the neighbourhood,... | |
 | Witchcraft - 1861 - 460 pages
...Nature has no place, and Humanity no rights. 177 rtf " EVERT old woman with a wrinkled face, a furr'd brow, a hairy lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a...squeaking voice, or a scolding tongue, having a ragged coate on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand, and a Dog or Cat by her side, is... | |
 | Elizabeth Lynn Linton - Witchcraft - 1861 - 452 pages
...temple Nature has no place, and Humanity no rights. 177 " EVERY old woman with a wrinkled face, a furr'd brow, a hairy lip, a gobber tooth, a squint eye, a...squeaking voice, or a scolding tongue, having a ragged coate on her back, a skull-cap on her head, a spindle in her hand, and a Dog or Cat by her side, is... | |
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