 | Robert Renny - 1807 - 366 pages
...the body, as well as any casual loss or hurt confirm his apprehensions, and he believes himself to be the devoted victim of an invisible and irresistible...disturbed imagination is haunted without respite, and his features wear the gloom of a settled despondency; dirt, or any other unwholesome substance,... | |
 | Robert Renny - 1807 - 368 pages
...ability, or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...calamities. The slightest painful sensation in the head, the stomach, or any other part of the body, as well as any casual loss or hurt confirm his apprehensions,... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - 1816 - 324 pages
...ability, or, if after gaining such an ally he should still fancy liimself afi'ected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...the head, the bowels, or any other part, any casual hurt confirms his apprehensions, and he believes himself the devo'ed victim of an invincible and irresistable... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1817 - 174 pages
...ability, or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...calamities. The slightest painful sensation in the head, bowels, or any other part, any casual loss, or hurt, confirms his apprehensions; and he believes himself... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 636 pages
...ability ; or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...cheerfulness, forsake him ; his strength decays, his disturbed CHAP. imagination is haunted without respite, his features wear the settled gloom of despondency :... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...or in the path which leads to it, than they give themselves up for lost. The slightest bodily pain, any casual loss or hurt, confirms his apprehensions,...cheerfulness, forsake him; his strength decays; his features wear the settled gloom of despondency ; dirt, or any other unwholesome substance, becomes... | |
 | Joseph Jones - 1876 - 852 pages
...ability, or after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently Tills into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...casual loss or hurt, confirms his apprehensions, and be believes himself the devoted victim of an invisible and irresistible agency. Sleep, appetite and... | |
 | James Henry Stark - 1902 - 362 pages
...the path which leads to it, he gives himself up for lost ; his terrible imagination begins to work, and he believes himself the devoted victim of an invisible...disturbed imagination is haunted without respite, and gradually he sinks into the grave. Cases occurred during slavery times when plantations were almost... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1913 - 224 pages
...ability ; or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...slightest painful sensation in the head, the bowels, or 1 AB Ellis, The Ewe-speaking Africa (London, 1894), p. 118. Peoples of the Slave Coast of West 2 Thomas... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1927 - 208 pages
...ability ; or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline, under the incessant horror of impending...slightest painful sensation in the head, the bowels, or 1 AB Ellis, The Ewe-speaking Africa (London, 1894), p. 118. Peoples of the Slave Coast of West 2 Thomas... | |
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Obeah-man of the neighbourhood, who may counteract the magical operations of the other; but if no one can be found of higher rank and ability ; or if, after gaining such an ally, he should still fancy himself affected, he presently falls into a decline,... 
