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Page 329
... young person , " was hired to look after the young Mrs. Haltridge in her mourning . A rumor that the widow had been killed by witchcraft apparently gave the young helper ideas : she had fits and saw specters of various women tormenting ...
... young person , " was hired to look after the young Mrs. Haltridge in her mourning . A rumor that the widow had been killed by witchcraft apparently gave the young helper ideas : she had fits and saw specters of various women tormenting ...
Page 542
... young housewife , or bid the devil scratch her , then no doubt but Mother Nobs is the witch , and the young girl is owl - blasted . A similar portrait was drawn by Joseph Addison of " a wrinkled hag , " Moll White . During the ...
... young housewife , or bid the devil scratch her , then no doubt but Mother Nobs is the witch , and the young girl is owl - blasted . A similar portrait was drawn by Joseph Addison of " a wrinkled hag , " Moll White . During the ...
Page 543
... young and attractive , obviously more alluring than an old hag to a devil perpetually aiming at seduction . The engravings of Hans Baldung Grün ( about 1514 ) illustrate this limited view . It has been recently revived in the proposed ...
... young and attractive , obviously more alluring than an old hag to a devil perpetually aiming at seduction . The engravings of Hans Baldung Grün ( about 1514 ) illustrate this limited view . It has been recently revived in the proposed ...
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