The magnetisersR. Bentley, 1841 |
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Abbé adepts afterwards Albert Laski alchymist alchymy Aluys Animal Magnetism appeared astrologer Avicenna became believed Berna boasted body Borri Cagliostro called century Commissioners convulsions court credulous cure death Delisle delusion devil discovered diseases Divine doctrine dream du Hausset Dupotet effects elixir Elliotson Emperor England Europe experiments extraordinary eyes favour fortune France gave Geber Germany girl gold hand honour hundred imagination impostor Jacques Cœur Kelly King lady latter learned Lenglet lived Madame magnetic fluid magnetised manner master means medicine Mesmer metals Motte netism never Nicholas Flamel Okey opinion Paracelsus Paris patient persons philosopher philosopher's stone physician possessed predict pretended Prince produced Puysegur Raymond Raymond Lulli replied Rosicrucians says secret Sendivogius sent silver somnambulism soon spirits thought thousand Tibertus tion told took transmutation tried Valentine Greatraks wonderful wrote
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Страница 5 - See! they begin to muster again, and draw their forces out against me! The genius of the place defend me!"—BEN JONSON'S Masque " Mercury vindicated from the Alchymists" THE ALCHYMISTS. PART I. HISTORY OF ALCHYMY FROM THE EARLIEST PERIODS TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. PRETENDED ANTIQUITY OF THE ART. GEBER. ALFARABI. AVICENNA. ALBERTUS
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Страница 123 - him during his visit to Oxford, by the especial command of the Queen, were equal to those rendered to sovereign princes. His extraordinary prodigality rendered his enormous wealth insufficient to defray his expenses, and he therefore became a zealous adept in alchymy, and took from England to Poland with him two known alchymists.—Count Valerian
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Страница 150 - into commotion. In the beginning of March 1623, the good folks of that city, when they arose one morning, were surprised to find all their walls placarded with the following singular manifesto:— " We, the deputies of the principal College of the Brethren of the Rose-cross,
Страница 150 - taken up our abode, visible and invisible, in this city, by the grace of the Most High, towards whom are turned the hearts of the just. We show and teach without books or signs, and
Страница 255 - after him shall come a dreadful dead man, and with him a royal G, of the best blood in the world, and he shall have the crown, and shall set England on the right way, and put out all heresies." The following is the explanation of this oracular absurdity :— " Monkery being extinguished above eighty or ninety years, and the Lord
Страница 245 - the career of deception. Counsel were then heard on behalf of the Cardinal de Rohan and Madame de la Motte. It appearing clearly that the Cardinal was himself the dupe of a vile conspiracy ; and there being no evidence against Cagliostro, they were both acquitted. Madame de la Motte was found guilty, and sentenced to be
Страница 315 - An enthusiastic philosopher, of whose name we are not informed, had constructed a very satisfactory theory on some subject or other, and was not a little proud of it. " But the facts, my dear fellow," said his friend, " the facts do not agree with your theory."—" Don't they," replied the philosopher, shrugging his shoulders,