The Phantom World: The History and Philosophy of Spirits, Apparitions, &c., &c, Volumen2

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A. Hart, 1850
 

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Página 182 - Evodius adds, that several persons after their decease have been going and coming in their houses as before, both day and night, and that in churches where the dead were buried, they often heard a noise in the night, as of persons praying aloud. St. Augustine, to whom Evodius writes all this, acknowledges that there is a great distinction to be made between true and false visions, and that he could wish he had some sure means of discerning them correctly. The same saint relates on this occasion a...
Página 111 - appeared elevated from the ground while he was saying mass in presence of the Duke Galizon, his sons, and a great number of lords and soldiers." " St. Robert de Palentin rose also from the ground, sometimes to the height of a foot and a-half. to the great astonishment of his disciples and assistants. "We see similar trances and elevations in the life of St. Bernard Ptolomei, teacher of the congregation of Notre Dame of Mount Olivet; of St.
Página 87 - In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order ; for thou shall die, and not live.
Página 266 - ... just mentioned were made juridically, in proper form, and attested by several officers who were garrisoned in the country, by the chief surgeons of the regiments, and by the principal inhabitants of the place. The verbal process of it was sent, towards the end of last January, to the Imperial Council of "War at Vienna, which had established a military commission to examine into the truth of all these circumstances. Such was the declaration of the Hadnagi Barriarar and...
Página 109 - We have in history," says Calmet, " several instances of persons full of religion and piety, who, in the fervour of their orisons, have been taken up into the air, and remained there for some time. We have known a good monk who rises sometimes from the ground, and remains suspended without wishing it, without seeking to do so, especially on seeing some devotional image, or on hearing some devout prayer, such as
Página 326 - Desfontaines ; we took all our walks and all our parties of pleasure together, and whether it was that Desfontaines had more affection for me, or that he was more gay, obliging, and clever than his brother, I loved him the best. " In 1696, we were walking both of us in the cloister of the Capuchins. He told me that he had lately read a story of two friends who had promised each other that the first of them who died should come and bring news of his condition to the one still living ; that the one...
Página 107 - ... the midst of pain and persecution. In II Corinthians (121-4) he tells of one of the glorious visions that illumined his arduous way. He dates it about 40 AD, when he was in the midst of his work 79 in Syria and Cilicia. He declares that he was caught up into the third heaven. He frankly confesses that he does not know whether it was in the body or not that he was thus transported up to paradise, but he does know that he heard sacred secrets which no human lips can repeat. That this experience...
Página 260 - ... finally causes their death. Russian superstition supposes nine sisters who plague mankind with fever. They lie chained up in caverns, and when let loose, pounce upon men without pity. The late Monsieur de Vassimont, counselor of the chamber of the courts of Bar, was informed by public report in Monrovia that it was common enough in that country to see men who had died some time before, "present themselves in a party and sit down to table with persons of their acquaintance without saying a word...
Página 327 - that if I died before you, I would come and tell you so. I was drowned in the river of Caen, yesterday, at this hour. I was walking with such and such persons. The weather was very hot ; the fancy took us to go into the water ; I grew faint, and sunk to the bottom of the river. The Abbe Meniljean, my school-fellow, dived to bring me up. I took hold of...

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