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... Samuel Taylor Coleridge said ) " contagious epidemic hal- lucination of witnesses . " The scene of these manifestations was the parsonage at Epworth , Lincolnshire , where John's father , Rev. Samuel Wesley ( 1662-1735 ) , was minister ...
... Samuel Taylor Coleridge said ) " contagious epidemic hal- lucination of witnesses . " The scene of these manifestations was the parsonage at Epworth , Lincolnshire , where John's father , Rev. Samuel Wesley ( 1662-1735 ) , was minister ...
Page 528
... Samuel , came to pay her respects to the family , and Jane manifested the not un- common hostility of the rich sub - teen - ager of all centuries against the old and impov- erished : " Look where the old witch sitteth . . . Did you ever ...
... Samuel , came to pay her respects to the family , and Jane manifested the not un- common hostility of the rich sub - teen - ager of all centuries against the old and impov- erished : " Look where the old witch sitteth . . . Did you ever ...
Page 529
... Samuel exhorted the children to stop their fits . They obeyed . Not only was this proof to the family that Mrs. Samuel was a witch , but the effect of her words also shook her own faith in her innocence ; having been told so often she ...
... Samuel exhorted the children to stop their fits . They obeyed . Not only was this proof to the family that Mrs. Samuel was a witch , but the effect of her words also shook her own faith in her innocence ; having been told so often she ...
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