 | William John Broderip - Animal behavior - 1852 - 446 pages
...easily and naturally explained, especially when they cannot or will not explain the natural reason. I am inclined to think that all which was formerly,...is yet, reckoned witchcraft, might come under the same article with the fascination of serpents. The discovery of a small matter may in time teach everybody... | |
 | Literature - 1850 - 644 pages
...especially when they cannot or will not explain the natural reason. 1 am inclined to think that ;ill which was formerly, and is yet, reckoned witchcraft, might come under the same article with the fascination of serpents. The discovery of a small matter may in time teach everybody... | |
 | English essays - 1766 - 758 pages
...'erpents; but they believe, or will at lead perfuade others, that the power of fafcinating ferpents depends upon this circumftance. We fee by this, that...natural reafon. I am inclined to think that all which wa» formerly, and is yet reckoned witchcraft, might come under the fame article Appearance of tie... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - Authors - 1850 - 780 pages
...easily and naturally explained, especially when they cannot or will not explain the natural reason. I am inclined to think that all which was formerly,...is yet, reckoned witchcraft, might come under the same article with the fascination of serpents. The discovery of a small matter may in time teach everybody... | |
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... serpents depends upon this circumstance. We see by this, that they know how to make use of the same means used by other nations ; namely, to hide under the superstitious cloak of religion what may be easily and naturally explained, especially when... 