 | Thomas N. Brown - 1859 - 360 sidor
...objects beyond. I was fearfully startled, and ran shrieking to my mother telling her what I had seen. I communicate the story as it lies fixed in my memory,...Sir David Brewster in his Natural Magic. But if so, it was an affection of which I experienced no after-return, and its coincidence with my father's death... | |
 | 430 sidor
...which, however, did not ser-m to bo the en.se. And thirdly, my mother going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...fixed in my memory, without attempting to explain it: its coincidence with the probable time of my father's death, seems at least curious." The little boy... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1854 - 608 sidor
...which, however, did not seem to be the case. And finally, my mother, going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...fixed in my memory, without attempting to explain it: its coincidence with the probable time of my father's death, seems at least curious." The little boy... | |
 | 1854 - 598 sidor
...which, however, did not seem to be the case. And finally, my mother, going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...fixed in my memory, without attempting to explain it. This passage, here detached, takes, whether intentionally or not on Mr. Miller's part, a kind of ghastly... | |
 | 1854 - 406 sidor
...mpressed by the extremeness of my terror, and tho minuteness of my clescription. I communicate the Btory as it lies fixed in my memory, without attempting to explain it : its coincidence with the probable time of my father's death, seems at least curious." The little... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1857 - 566 sidor
...which, however, did not seem to be the case. And finally, my mother going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...been merely a momentary affection of the eye, of the naure described by Sir Walter Scott in his " Demonology," and Sir David Brewster in his " Natural Magic."... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1857 - 550 sidor
...which, however, did not seem to be the case. And finally, my mother going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...attempting to explain it. The supposed apparition may *iave been merely a momentary affection of the eye, of the naure described by Sir Walter Scott in his... | |
 | Thomas N. Brown - 1858 - 340 sidor
...objects beyond. I was fearfully startled, and ran shrieking to my mother telling her what I had seen. I communicate the story as it lies fixed in my memory,...Sir David Brewster in his Natural Magic. But if so, it was an affection of which I experienced no after-return, and its coincidence with my father's death... | |
 | Thomas N. Brown - 1858 - 368 sidor
...objects beyond. I was fearfully startled, and ran shrieking to my mother telling her what I had seen. I communicate the story as it lies fixed in my memory,...Sir David Brewster in his Natural Magic. But if so, it was an affection of which I experienced no after-return, and its coincidence with my father's death... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1859 - 580 sidor
...which, however, did not seem to be the case. And finally, my mother going to the door, saw nothing, though she appeared much impressed by the extremeness...David Brewster in his " Natural Magic." But if so, the aft'eotion was one of which I experienced no after-return ; and its coincidence, in the case, with... | |
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... mother, telling what I ha'd seen ; and the house-girl whom she next sent to shut the door, apparently affected by my terror, also returned frightened, and said that she too had seen the woman's hand ; which, however, did not seem to be the case. And... 
