| 1800 - 452 pages
...candleftick into the middle of the room, and afterwards making three fcrapes over the fnuff, fcraped it out. Upon this the fame perfon was fo bold as to draw a fwnrd, but he had Icarcc got it out, when he felt another invifible hand holding it too, and pulling... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...between the two chambers, on which another of them fixing hid eyes, saw the similitude of a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the...scrapes on the snuff to put it out. Upon this the same person was so bold as to draw his word, but he had scarce got it out, but there was another invisible... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1819 - 584 pages
...the two chambers, on which another of them fixing Iiis eyes, saw the similitude of a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the...bed-chamber, and afterwards making three scrapes on the snulV to put it out. Upon this the same person was so bold as to draw his sword, but he had scarce... | |
| 1840 - 756 pages
...the similitude of a horse's hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the chamber, and afterwards making three scrapes on the snuff to put it out." Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword ; but he asserted positively that he had hardly withdrawn... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - English literature - 1840 - 722 pages
...the similitude of a horse's hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the chamber, and afterwards making three scrapes on the snuff to put it out." Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword ; but he asserted positively that he had hardly withdrawn... | |
| 1851 - 542 pages
...two chambers in the doorway; on which another fixing his eyes, saw the similitude of a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the...scrapes on the snuff to put it out. Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword, but he had scarce got it out, but there was another invisible... | |
| Thomas Wright - Magic - 1851 - 356 pages
...two chambers in the doorway, on which another fixing his eyes saw the similitude of a hoof, striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the...scrapes on the snuff to put it out. Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword, but he had scarce got it out, but there was another invisible... | |
| Thomas Wright - Magic - 1852 - 459 pages
...similitude of a hoof, striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the bed-chamber, and afterward making three scrapes on the snuff to put it out. Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword, but he had scarce got it out, but there was another invisible... | |
| Charles W. Roback - Astrology - 1854 - 246 pages
...similitude of a hoof, striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the bed-chamber, and afterward making three scrapes on the snuff to put it out. 'Upon this, the same person was so bold as to draw his sword, but he had scarce got it out, but there was another invisible... | |
| George Sinclair - Demonology - 1871 - 492 pages
...Chambers in the Doorway, on which another fixing his eyes, saw the similitude of a Hoof, stricking the Candle, and Candlestick into the middle of the BedChamber, and afterwards making three scraps on the snuff to put it out. Upon this, the same person was so bold, as to draw his Sword, but... | |
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