 I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks,...  The Human Mind: a Discourse on Its Acquirements and History - Page 274by Stephen Watson Fullom - 1858Full view - About this book
 | William Joseph Long - 1917 - 588 pages
...of old wives' tales as would scare any child into fits on a dark night. Hear Burns speak of her : " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles,... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1922 - 114 pages
...the material of his inspiration to B an old woman who resided with the family in his childhood : " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles,... | |
 | Andrew Herbert Dakers - 1923 - 254 pages
...to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles,... | |
 | William Joseph Long - 1925 - 844 pages
...of old wives' tales as would scare any child into fits on a dark night. Hear Burns speak of her : " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles,... | |
 | Thomas Lucian Cline - 1923 - 300 pages
...an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance , .credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles,... | |
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