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" 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 274
by Stephen Watson Fullom - 1858
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English Literature in the Eighteenth Century

Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - 182 pages
...years of age, I wasa criticin substantives, verbs, and participles. In my infant and boyish days, too, 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...
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Acme Library of Standard Biography: Macaulay, T. Frederick the Great

1880 - 832 pages
...years of age, I was a critic in substantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyish days, too, 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...
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Gems for the Fireside: Comprising the Most Unique, Touching, Pithy, and ...

Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 pages
...sometimes after the day's work was done he assisted their studies. " I owed much," says the poet, " to an old woman who resided in the family. . . . She...suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales concerning the devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches and warlocks, . . . enchanted towers, dragons,...
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Development of English Literature and Language, Volume 2

Alfred Hix Welsh - 1883 - 586 pages
...of age, I was a critic in substantives, verbs, and participles. In my infant and boyish days, loo, 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...
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Biography: Containing Succinct Accounts of the ...

Edward A. Thomas - 1883 - 654 pages
...neighboring school, and received also, according to his own statements, valuable instructions from an old woman who resided in the family. "She had, I suppose," said he, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,...
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Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 48

1883 - 556 pages
...particular designation of mind which is commonly called genius." " In my infant and boyish days, too, 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...
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English Literature in the Eighteenth Century

Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 500 pages
...found in common use among Scotch song-writers. f At another time Words* " In my infant and boyish days 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...
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English Literature in the Eighteenth Century

Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 490 pages
...found in common use among Scotch song-writers. f At another time Words* " In my infant and boyish days 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...
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Johnsonian age

Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 614 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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Pleasant Hours with Illustrious Men and Women: With Many Personal Reminiscences

Thomas W. Handford - 1885 - 456 pages
...of age I was a critic in substantives, verbs, and participles. " In my infant and boyish days, too, 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...
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