Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" warranted her to conceive she was a prophetess. As her prophecies in the troubled times of Charles I. were usually against the government, she was at length brought by them into the Court of High Commission. The prophetess was not a little mad, and fancied... "
Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Page 72
by William Chambers - 1854
Full view - About this book

A System of Rhetoric

Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 824 pages
...usually against the Government, she was at one time brought into the High Court of Commission. She was not a little mad, and fancied the spirit of Daniel was in her, from an auagram she had formed of her own name : Eleanor Davies—Reveal, О Daniel ! This anagram had too...
Full view - About this book

The Bookmart: A Monthly Magazine of Literary and Library ..., Volume 3

Halkett Lord, Richard Halkett - American literature - 1886 - 432 pages
...herpredictions encouraged her to bel ieve that she was an inspired prophetess. As her prophecies in the time of Charles I. were usually against the government, she was at length brought into the high court of commission. The prophetess was a crank and fancied that the spirit of Daniel...
Full view - About this book

Curiosities of Literature

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1893 - 622 pages
...was a very extraordinary character. She was the Cassandra of her age ; and several of her predictions warranted her to conceive she was a prophetess. As...from an anagram she had formed of her name, ELEANOR DAVIES. REVEAL O DANIEL! The anagram had too much by an L, and too little by an s ; yet Darnel and...
Full view - About this book

Curiosities of Literature

Isaac Disraeli - 1893 - 616 pages
...Cassandra of her age ; and several of her predictions warranted her to conceive she was a prophète«. As her prophecies in the troubled times of Charles...from an anagram she had formed of her name, ELEANOR DAVIES. REVEAL U DANIEL ! The anagram had too much by an L, and too little by an s ; yet Dizniet and...
Full view - About this book

Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets ...

William Jones - Superstition - 1898 - 670 pages
...(wife of the celebrated poet) made great pretensions to be considered a prophetess ; as her predictions in the troubled times of Charles I. were usually against the government, she was at length brought into the high court of commission. The prophetess was not a little mad, and fancied the spirit of Daniel...
Full view - About this book

Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets ...

William Jones - Superstition - 1898 - 618 pages
...(wife of the celebrated poet) made great pretensions to be considered a prophetess ; as her predictions in the troubled times of Charles I. were usually against the government, she was at length brought into the high court of commission. The prophetess was not a little mad, and fancied the spirit of Daniel...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF