... rear of that majestic substance which is the author of its existence. Books he detested, one and all, excepting only such as he happened to write himself. And these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-nine Articles of our... Autobiographic Sketches - Side 66af Thomas De Quincey - 1876 - 593 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1877 - 798 sider
...thaumaturge, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived annng my sisters) with his select opinions. On this last...especially — of necromancy — he was very great ; witaess his profound work, though but a fragmant, and unfortunately long departa to the bosom of... | |
| 1859 - 868 sider
...existence. Books he detested, one and all, excepting only those which he happened to write himself. And they were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from...favored the world (which world was the nursery where I, on his first coming homo, lived amongst mjr t sisters) with his select opinions. On this h«t subject... | |
| 1855 - 528 sider
...existence. Books he detested, one and all, excepting only such as he happened to write himself. And these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from...both black and white, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived amongst my sisters) with his select opinions.... | |
| 1855 - 1394 sider
...were not a fe\v. On ail ubjccts known to man, from the Thirty-nine Articles of our English Cluirch, down to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic, both black and white, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived amongst my sisters) with his select opinions.... | |
| Thomas McNicoll - 1861 - 376 sider
...theft were not a few. On all fubjefls known to man, from the ' Thirty-nine Articles' of our EngliJh Church, down to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic,...both black and white, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which war Id was thenurfery where I lived among myfijiers) with his felefl opinions.... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 454 sider
...existence. Books he detested, one and all, excepting only such as he happened to write himself. And these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from...lived amongst my sisters) with his select opinions. I have mentioned already that we had four male guardians, (a fifth being my mother.) These four were... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 488 sider
...existence. Books he detested, one and all, excepting only such as he happened to write himself. And these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-nine Articles of our Eng» lish Church, down to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic, both black and white, thaumaturgy, and... | |
| 1877 - 812 sider
...existence. Books he detested, one and all. excepting only such as ho happened to write himself. And these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from...black and white — thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the world (which world was the nursery where I lived among my sisters) with his select opinions.... | |
| William Mathews - 1877 - 360 sider
...author of his time. He kept the nursery in a perfect whirl of excitement, giving burlesque lectures " on all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-nine...black and white, — thaumaturgy and necromancy." His most popular treatise was entitled " How to Raise a Ghost ; and when you've got him, how to keep... | |
| H. A. Page - 1877 - 384 sider
...brother, De Quincey writes : " Books he detested, except such as he happened to write himself; and these were not a few. On all subjects known to man, from the Thirty-Nine Articles of the English Church to pyrotechnics, legerdemain, magic, thaumaturgy, and necromancy, he favoured the... | |
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