Natural Causes and Supernatural SeemingsK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 374 páginas |
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... proof of the existence of gods who have inclined their ears to hear the urgent prayers of mankind . Not so ; since the many gods that were thus invoked and pro- pitiated with costly rites and ceremonies and amid the reverential awe of ...
... proof of the existence of gods who have inclined their ears to hear the urgent prayers of mankind . Not so ; since the many gods that were thus invoked and pro- pitiated with costly rites and ceremonies and amid the reverential awe of ...
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... proof of its efficacy . What but faithless faith is it which thinks the prayer not answered , when the event goes directly contrary to what was asked ? It would be not less curious than instructive to have a complete collection made of ...
... proof of its efficacy . What but faithless faith is it which thinks the prayer not answered , when the event goes directly contrary to what was asked ? It would be not less curious than instructive to have a complete collection made of ...
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... proof of this being that , in the opinion of some persons , Monday is an unlucky day on which to begin a new enterprise . Omens of good fortune , being more often discredited by the event , would be limited to comparatively rare ...
... proof of this being that , in the opinion of some persons , Monday is an unlucky day on which to begin a new enterprise . Omens of good fortune , being more often discredited by the event , would be limited to comparatively rare ...
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... proof of its curative virtue , no thought being given to the numerous instances in which no good effect followed , nor to the many other agencies besides it which were at work in the cases in which recovery did take place . The follies ...
... proof of its curative virtue , no thought being given to the numerous instances in which no good effect followed , nor to the many other agencies besides it which were at work in the cases in which recovery did take place . The follies ...
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... proof , in a comparatively modern instance , of the vitality of bad observation grown into superstition , could hardly do better than study the records of witchcraft in civilized countries . If he be cynically minded , he will not fail ...
... proof , in a comparatively modern instance , of the vitality of bad observation grown into superstition , could hardly do better than study the records of witchcraft in civilized countries . If he be cynically minded , he will not fail ...
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