英语词汇“conjuration”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It’s an inward-looking musical conjuration of a city that’s partially vanished — to refugee outflows, to military curfews — and a city that is still, defiantly, standing. Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

That sense of disguised challenge was pervasive in this deeply satisfying work, which seemed less concerned with the virtuoso technique required to play it than with the ideas and conjurations it presented. Music Review: From Twilight?s Mysteries Right Up to the 25th Hour 2011-03-13T21:47:34Z

There is no divine appearance in Kill List, no conjuration, just bleakly absurd acts of extreme aggression, suicidal and murderous all at once. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

Rather, it is a conjuration of the human mind in response to motivated anticipation. The Cult of the Bulletproof Coffee Diet 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Which is why, in a bout of art historical conjuration, his reputation as an “unsuccessful artist” is being overturned. Art Review: At New Museum, Brion Gysin?s First Retrospective 2010-07-29T21:21:00Z

A cracking whip and a thudding bass drum bring this sublime conjuration to an end. The Concerto Challenge 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

However, according to Section 365 of Canada's Criminal Code, it is illegal to "fraudulently pretend to exercise or to use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or conjuration". Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

The staging of the scene was, typically, a last-minute improvisation, a conjuration out of chaos. A Hundred Years of Orson Welles 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

The most obvious example is the ancient “gammadion,” which in early Eastern cultures meant “god,” “good luck,” “eternity” and other benign conjurations. The Right Way to Remember the Confederacy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

I am not capable of that sort of conjuration, and it seems that many others in the media no longer are, either. Bill Cosby’s media inferno: On journalists reporting justice — and believing victims 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

But by then the myth of the killer-ape had caught hold and Dart’s conjuration had mesmerised millions. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z

The laws of every country have provided against the offence of witchcraft, sorcery, conjuration, and enchantment. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z

The province law of 1692 decreed death for "enchantment, sorcery, charm, or conjuration, or invocation, or to feed any wicked spirit." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

Ten years later two more statutes were enacted, one relating to false prophecies, and the other to conjuration, witchcraft and sorcery. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z

The Carolingians evidently regarded such “conjurations” as “conspirations” dangerous to the state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

Thereupon the first comer murmured certain formulas of conjuration, and performed some ceremonies, when his companion slowly drew up one of the masks. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z

Diaz was very much alarmed at this information, and redoubled his conjurations until he learned some method of destroying the enchantment. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z

The sixth chapter of Lord Coke's "Third Institutes" is devoted to a panegyric on the statutes for punishing "conjuration, sorcery, witchcraft, or enchantment." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

The various articles seized in Forman’s house referred, however, not to the murder of Overbury, but to the conjurations employed against the Earls of Somerset and Essex. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z

Ay, but, madam, there is a vast sea betwixt us and Flanders; and water is an enemy to conjuration. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z

To carry to a head their fearful and criminal idea, they found it necessary to recruit many people of all classes and from all the provinces, seeking a useful means to facilitate the conjuration. The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z

One of the books was a manuscript of spells, charms, and conjurations, songs, receipts, and prayers, all written with the said late Duke's own hand. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-29T02:00:13.910Z

Although she knew she cried but to the bleak walls of the ca�on, the drooping pines, the rushing river, the distant heaven, the appeal went forth accompanied by the mightiest conjuration known to man. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z

From the latter, however, in the furious zeal of his conjuration, the cowl fell back, and the curly hair, fluttering in the wind, fell round his head in ringlets, like black snakes. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z

Well then, I find you will force me to this unlawful, and abominable act of conjuration: Remember the sin is yours too. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z

The conjuration had ramifications in various parts of the Archipelago, and in it figured not only masonic societies but also Bible societies.... The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z

All the forms of conjuration were used between the two, every charm, every talisman and many "kinds of powders," not always inoffensive. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z

And some of these casuists, particularly Aureolus, say, it is lawful on such an occasion to go to such a conjurer, because the end is not conjuration, but freeing a person from it. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z

It is said that at this conjuration the bird replied, "Yes, I am an evil spirit!" and flew away, laughing. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z

Are you sure there is no conjuration in it? no gunpowder plot upon me? The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z

His treatises upon necromancy, geomancy, amulets and conjuration, were circulated from hand to hand. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z

To Captain Hector Coles there was one conjuration irresistible, and that had been used in the present instance. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z

There needs small conjuration, when your finger May doe it: thus, is it fit? Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

The pictures of the past cast some of their magic glamour over us, even in the feeblest conjuration. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z

She took it from the doctor, but could not help turning pale, as though some conjuration was brewing. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z

Many are the causes which may dissolve the bonds of faithless “conjurations;” and it is not always he who abandons a party who is to be criminated by political tergiversation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

Over such persons forms of conjuration were pronounced, and this act was called exorcism. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z

Calling out some monstrous conjurations, he lifted the firebrand and lighted the pile. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z

The long coveted treasure, was found at last; had become his own; not by spells and nightly conjurations, but by the use of his hands and by seizing the favourable opportunity. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z

The physicians yielded to the popular belief, and attributed to poison and diabolical conjurations the ordinary symptoms of the malady. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z

In order to be efficacious, the conjuration should be accompanied by chanting, either an incantation or a song. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z

“Ladder” Lane, serene in his proud conjuration, “The State,” had expected no such enormity. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z

The abjuring of conjuration seems to refer to a formula of exorcism prescribed by the first Prayer Book of Edward VI., to be used in the rite of baptism. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z

But from this grimace the fluent phrases of protestation and conjuration were pouring forth; and she wrung her hands in entreaty and beat her breast in contrition. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z

Here is no place for conjurations: there be devils enough about us already. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico

When the Italians and Spaniards entered the Netherlands in 1568, they carried along with them, with little success, whole packets and books full of magic formulas of conjurations and charms. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.

Here is one such song from the Leech Book of Bald, and at the end a conjuration to bury the elf in the earth. The Old English Herbals

"Clerk, write down that the accused admits having gone to R�n�'s to work conjurations." Marguerite de Valois

They held the “Lord’s Prayer” in high respect as the most 120 potent weapon against Satan, and had a number of conjurations against “evil spirits.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea"

"It needs no conjuration to discover that," said the magician, pointing significantly to the broken temple. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico

Both these conjurations are relics of the heathen occult sciences, the echoes of which may still be discovered in manifold tales and traditions, even up to the present day. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.

For, indeed, he and Catherine, his mother—the same who now lay a-dying in the chamber below—had guided, with foxy cunning and Italianate guile, that deadly conjuration. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion

"You deny having been at R�n�'s to work conjurations?" Marguerite de Valois

I have another apparently very ancient conjuration of a mirror, in two parts. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series

This I could not have compassed if I had made it a mere physician’s business; they’d have thought it some conjuration. Rewards and Fairies

They perform their adorations and conjurations in the general language before spoken of, as the catholics of all nations do their mass in the Latin. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts

But when his face was partly in shadows, particularly about his brow, there was a frightening tone which came into his features; for it was a tone of farness, of mysticism and conjuration. Doom of the House of Duryea

Drawing a circle which included herself and the maidens, Hiorba then pronounced the mysterious words of conjuration. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist

The Doctor vowed that the affair was next to impracticable in the order of conjuration,—the recall of a phantom not depending on the powers submitted to the first enchantments. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2

Shakespeare has represented Othello as accused of winning Desdemona “by conjuration and mighty magic.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare

The latter story of conjuration is this: Some few years ago, there happened a very dry time towards the heads of the rivers, and especially on the upper parts of James river, where Col. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts

The following year eight men were taken up for conjurations and sorcery, and tried at Westminster, where they had to purge themselves by confession, penitence, and a repudiating oath. Witch Stories

The skilful man closed his conjuration to the roll of the receding thunder—"the last rumblings," he said "of the Eternal's angered voice," finally appeased by his prayers. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres

This order being given, and some little conjuration made, as Rosamond was only a short distance from London, she made her appearance in a second. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2

All these conjurations are given without money and without price in the rural districts, but they sometimes work no little mischief. The Witches of New York

I feel as though, wherever he makes his appearance, some awful misfortune must come flashing out of the depths of the darkness as a result of his conjurations. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II

By "What drugs, what spells, What conjurations, and what mighty magic" was Christopher overthrown! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)

These devices failing, there was a series of incantations, the Ritual of the Whispered Charm, in which the most potent conjuration was the incommunicable name. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal

Marjory again took her seat on the casement; and her fancy, stimulated by her fears, became again busy in the conjuration of images which, however fearful, unhappily stood too great a chance of being realized. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III

It seemed to me more in the nature of a terrified conjuration, as though she would divert the ghost’s attention from herself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Coxe, alias Devon, a Romish priest, examined for magic and conjuration, and for celebrating mass. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

The nameless physician conducted the Lord of Retz to a small clearing in this plantation, where the magic circle was drawn and the usual conjurations made. Legends & Romances of Brittany

Then she whispered, "Martin, Martin," as if the beloved name were a form of conjuration, and stretched out her arms longingly in her cold, dark room. Absolution

For this had been his Cabalistic phase, when he dreamed of conjurations and spells and the Mastership of the Name. Dreamers of the Ghetto

And the words she had cried in Donat’s face were indeed a terrified conjuration, basely to shield herself, basely to dedicate another in her stead. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Several persons to be examined about their dealings in conjuration with an Italian friar. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

And by what devil's conjuration had the truth come to be revealed, when only the fire and she knew anything about it. Diana

The chapter then represented to the bishop that it would be proper to make the processions and the conjurations twice a-day, to excite still more the devotion of the people. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.

He denied himself food and sleep, rolled himself in snow, practised fumigations and conjurations and self-flagellations, so as to overthrow the legion of demons who, he said, barred the Messiah's advent. Dreamers of the Ghetto

This bundle of weird stories sprang from the burial and the woman’s selfish conjuration. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

The same situation that brought about the attack upon witchcraft and conjuration was no doubt responsible for the transfer of jurisdiction over the crime. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

A kind of magical conjuration appears sometimes to have been employed,146 which is not yet understood. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters

He answered that he was forced to it by conjuration and maledictions. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.

The woman alluded to obtained a very large sum of money from three maiden ladies, pledging that it should be doubled by her art in conjuration. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement

Feeling refreshed, Faith thought herself at liberty to reverse orders and went to the forbidden closet again, and to further conjurations with Best. Say and Seal, Volume II

Ten men brought before the queen and council on charge of "trespass, contempt, conjuration and sorceries." A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

No, I never saw a ghost, but there was a general belief among the race in ghosts, spirits, haunts and conjuration. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4

Now and then popular fury makes them pay cruelly for the ill-success of their conjurations, but as a rule their persons and the illimitable power ascribed to them inspire nothing but abject fear. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1

Preston smiled, took up the box and performed some conjuration upon it, and then—I cannot describe my entranced delight—as he set it down again on the table, the room seemed to grow musical. Daisy

On this principle depends the art of conjuration, or legerdemain; the fundamental maxim of those who practise them, is, that the motion is too quick for sight. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease

Henry Harrison and Thomas Wadham, suspected of conjuration, to appear before the privy council. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

Roback cures all sorts of diseases, discovers stolen property, insures children a marriage, and so on, all by means of “conjurations.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages

And as to this national literature—though it will not obey the conjurations of Mr Sims, we may be quite sure that, in due time, it will make its appearance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

These sorcerers profess to heal the sick by conjurations of the Wicked Spirit; they are, however, acquainted with the medicinal properties of many herbs, but carefully conceal their knowledge as a profitable mystery. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2

The annals of history are full of records of various forms of witchcraft, conjuration, and similar forms of Black Magic. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers

Except where conjuration had affected high interests of state, it had been practically overlooked by the government. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

"But will thy conjurations bring back my sister?" said the wondering, yet half-credulous squire. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2

This remark applies only to the medical practice, as the shaman always demands and receives a fixed remuneration for performing love charms, hunting ceremonials, and other conjurations of a miscellaneous character. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

Any action or ceremony described in the conjuration must of course be performed even as the words are spoken. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria

Perceiving his uncle's terror, he profits by it, and at once beginning a conjuration he summons the doll, that is to say Bertha in the doll's dress. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas

They assembled on every possible occasion in their room, and fortified their door with chairs and desks, and their zeal with fiery orations and excited conjurations. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story

Thus, in its very bud, had his eye detected the conjuration de quinze ans! Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)

In some cases the disease is caused by the conjurations of an enemy, through which the patient becomes subject to an inordinate appetite, causing him to eat until his abdomen is unnaturally distended. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

This extraordinary experiment was of course not resorted to until all known forms of conjuration had been gone through and had proved inefficient. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria

And here they celebrated their victory by savage pomps and conjurations. The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith

Again I seemed in a partnership with Aladdin; and fairy pavilions, sylvan paradises, bevies of dancing girls, and princes bearing gifts of gold and jewels, had all obeyed our conjuration. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic

I thought that my horse would run away, and really, the tone was like the deep conjuration in Hamlet: "swear-r-r-r!" Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War

The shaman and his employer then retire to a lonely spot in the mountains, in the vicinity of a small stream, and begin a new series of conjurations with the beads. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

The conjuration or exorcism which drives out the demon, of course restores the guardian spirit to its own beneficent nature, and the patient not only to bodily well-being, but also to peace of mind. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria

The medical literature of the last century before Christ, and from that period until late in the Middle Ages, was an actual treasury of conjuration and other mummeries. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery

He did not, however, attribute this superior influence to sorcery, conjuration or such like agencies, for he had the utmost contempt for these delusions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920

For a long time he kept up this singular process of conjuration—alternating his glances in equal distribution between the hollow cylinder and the circle of vision that comprehended within its circumference the Comanche encampment. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse

He accordingly began a series of conjurations for the removal of the stick, while the white physician and his medicine were disregarded, and in due time the woman died. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

He believed that most diseases were caused by evil spirits which could be exorcised by conjuration and prayer. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing

In a papyrus medical treatise of the sixteenth century b. c., discovered at Thebes in the winter of 1872-73, by the German Egyptologist George Ebers, are to be found numerous incantations and conjurations. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery

So, with a full knowledge of the legal penalties attached in England to palmistry and other conjuration, and with the then pending Slade case knocking heavily on my conscience, I proceeded to examine and predict. The Gypsies

She appeared in the doorway of the study like a muse that David had summoned by an infallible conjuration. Sacrifice

Certain conjurations will, they maintain, aid the medicine-man to receive impressions; but how or wherefore, no one pretends to know. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866

Knots were supposed to have some magical effect on diseases, and conjurations were also wrought by the power of numbers. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing

Gradually he acquired a reputation as a healer by means of the methods of laying on of hands, conjuration and prayer. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery

Lord Hungerford had recently been beheaded by the suspicious tyranny of Henry VIII., for consulting his death by conjuration. The Superstitions of Witchcraft

Therefore take heed how you impawn our person,9 How you awake the sleeping sword of war: We charge you, in the name of Heaven, take heed: Under this conjuration, speak, my lord. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre

Both had prepared for the encounter by long fasting and conjurations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866

Queen Lab has finished her tremendous conjurations, wonder gives place to laughter, the apotheosis of the flesh to the spirit of comedy. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

After the usual conjurations, which were unsuccessful, they applied the relics. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

Although several legions of devils obeyed the summons of the conjurations or compositions, the sorceric rites were not attended with complete success. The Superstitions of Witchcraft

It will be objected that this conjuration is derived by Lévi himself from a source which he does not name, and as a fact part of it is found in the Comte de Gabalis. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer

They burn nuts together; they put their hands, blindfold, on a table, with the letters of the alphabet; and practise many a simple conjuration. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823

Some narrators of this legend held the opinion that Mother Rigby's conjurations and the fierceness of her will had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. Short Stories of Various Types

This was hard for them to believe, because they are superstitious, and attribute all phenomena they do not fully understand to conjuration or charms, such as their medicine-man practices. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870

Spells and enchantments, conjurations, calculations of nativities, were matters earnestly investigated at Universities and Courts. German Culture Past and Present

From the latter, however, in the furious zeal of his conjuration, the cowl fell back and the curly hair, fluttering in the wind, fell round his head in ringlets, like black snakes. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians

My husband whispered in my ear a line from the conjuration in "Faust," and the whole of that scene rushed vividly into my memory. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II

Having drawn their circle of the order of thrones and the seven planets, and stamped their magical characters in the centre thereof, they proceeded to the ceremonies of conjuration without anything appearing. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

The woman alluded to, obtained a very large sum of money from three maiden ladies, pledging that it should be doubled by her art in conjuration. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies

Like those awful conjurations that blanched in utterance the lips of the boldest magi, they have a fearful power to wake the dead. Sword and Gown A Novel

In the light of such a thought, we can see how Nature might, when solitary Adam lived, fulfil Lear's wild conjuration, and "All the germens spill At once that make ingrateful man." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

Some narrators of this legend, hold the opinion, that Mother Rigby's conjurations, and the fierceness of her will, had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II

But if the conjuration was to raise the ghost of one deceased, the fittest places for the purpose were spots where persons had been slain, woods in which suicides had been committed, churchyards, and burying-vaults. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

A circle was described, within which incense was burnt, and in the centre stood the Awful One in his flowing robe, with his magical wand in his hand, uttering terrible conjurations. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside

Seeing of what use Grifonetto by his wealth and name might be to them, they did all they could to persuade him to join their conjuration. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series

Even in the sixteenth century, Luther, who undermined so many beliefs, had no more doubt of the personal existence of Satan than of sorcery, conjurations, or possessions.- Life of St. Francis of Assisi

You were a difficult conjuration—and even the easier ones often go wrong these days. The Sky Is Falling

This done, he was to repair to a place where a miserable wretch had strangled himself, and at twelve o'clock at night, while the body remained suspended, begin his conjurations. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

By books and science, by spells and conjurations, the Powers were compelled to reveal their arcana, and Fate itself whispered its dark mysteries into his ear. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside

But she could not merge him, and sometimes was almost inclined to suspect that his constant prominence in the picture must be owing to some mysterious and wilful conjuration going on in the background. Queechy, Volume II

Preston smiled, took up the box and performed some conjuration upon it, and then I cannot describe my entranced delight as he set it down again on the table, the room seemed to grow musical. Daisy

The planets swung along their paths again and the sun was in the most favorable house for conjuration. The Sky Is Falling

The conjuration being thrice repeated, we are assured the spirit would rise and answer the exorcist's questions. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

The astrologers became decidedly the rage: had it been their object to gain wealth, they could have charged any price they pleased for their conjurations, and would have obtained it. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside

I know more about conjuration than I'll ever be able to tell. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4

Shotaye kept aloof after the conjuration, for a long time at least. The Delight Makers

The big man was writhing before he could finish the word, but his own fingers were working in conjurations that seemed to hold back enough of the spells against him to let him speak. The Sky Is Falling

In the middle ages conjuration was regularly practised in Europe, and devils were supposed to appear under decided forms. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

Looks innocent enough; but I know there are several little shapes lurking in its depths—ants or flies or what not—which a little conjuration from you would turn into carriage horses, pony and all.' Wych Hazel

Another conjuration is fer a woman to make three waves over a man's head. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4

The charlatan went through with a series of so-called conjurations, burned feathers, hair, and tiny fragments of wood in a charcoal furnace, and mumbled gibberish past the physician's comprehension. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction

And no such great conjuration is required in going even far beyond it. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two

After a conjuration of some minutes, the cups were brought round, containing weak black tea, exquisite in flavour, but marvellously small in quantity. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels

The cunning men who, in this and many other instances of conjuration, impose on the simple country people, are always Malayan adventurers, and not unfrequently priests. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants

"When it comes to conjuration, don't nobody know more 'bout that, and there ain't nobody had as much of it done to 'em as I have," said a wizened old woman. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4

He died not many days later, believing, in common with his friends and relatives, that the conjurations of the "trick doctor" had failed to save him only because resorted to too late. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction

I know it well; But,—if thou'dst have my heart within thy hand,— All conjurations blot the name of kings. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07

She beheld the assembled crowd—she saw him borne to execution—and her senses reeled beneath the terrible conjurations of her fancy. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia

Captain Smith gives an account of a conjuration to which he was subjected at Uttamussick when a captive in December, 1607. England in America, 1580-1652

Their trials were so many conjurations, and the magical ceremonies of barbarity and heathenism entered into law and religion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12)

As his conjuration approached the climax, his voice rose to a series of shrieks. The Eternal Maiden

By the conjurations of the same potent spell, kindred have lavished anticipated benefits upon one another, and charity upon all. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864

That season, however, invoked by so many vows, conjurations, and prayers, did not come. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)

At the same time the bitter hatred avowed by Laurentius Valla against the temporal power might in an age of conjurations have meant active malice. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

I had then great faith in conjuration and witchcraft. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

Of late years Sipsu's conjurations for recovery had resulted in few cures; his heart was not in them; but with greater vehemence did he enter upon seances of malediction. The Eternal Maiden

Midnight hags, By force of potent spells, of bloody characters, And conjurations, horrible to hear, Call fiends and spectres from the yawning deep, And set the ministers of hell at work. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations

We really must stop here, to point out to dramatic authors the importance of this novel form of conjuration. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841

This subject is deeply interesting to actors out of engagements, literary men, and people who “have seen better days”—individuals who have brought this species of conjuration to a high state of perfection. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841

So on the next Sabbath my conjuration was fully tested by my going off, and staying away until Monday morning, without permission. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

This was a mixture of clotted animal blood and water kept for such purposes of conjuration. The Eternal Maiden

I chant my conjurations as I learned them from the Great Key of Solomon, and while I speak, the ruddy fumes take human forms. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

But the discovery of this conjuration put a stop to Giulio's scheme of reforming the State. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series

It is impossible, for instance, to know with certainty whether Saul was present when the woman used her conjuration, or whether he himself personally ever saw the appearance which the Pythoness described to him. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

I had been taught by the old superstitious slaves, to believe in conjuration, and it was hard for me to give up the notion, for all I had been deceived by them. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

The experiment had consisted of the placing of a hand upon a table, and the laying upon it the conjuration that, the Will notwithstanding, it should not move. Widdershins

Mock not my senseless conjuration, lords, This earth shall have a feeling.... If Winter Comes

XVI The conjuration of the Pazzi was only one in a long series of similar conspiracies. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series

Two remarkable statutes were passed in the year 1541; one against false prophecies, the other against the act of conjuration, witchcraft, and sorcery, and at the same time against breaking and destroying crosses. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

But there was another old slave in that neighborhood, who professed to understand all about conjuration, and I thought I would try his skill. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

This circle I fortified by the usual signs employed, as Benvenuto Cellini tells us, in the conjuration of evil spirits. In the Wrong Paradise

It is sufficient to note the fact that witchcraft and the control of disease through roots, herbs, charms and conjuration are universally practiced on the continent of Africa. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916

While Wolfert held the lanthorn, the doctor, by the aid of his spectacles, read off several forms of conjuration in Latin and German. Tales of a Traveller

Associated words: cloisonné, champlevé. enchant, v. bewitch, charm, enrapture, captivate, enravish, transport, delight. enchantment, n. charm, witchery, fascination, glamour, illusion; sorcery, conjuration, witchcraft, spell. Putnam's Word Book

The more important class kept for the most part in a mystical seclusion, and only appeared upon earth in cases of the greatest emergency, or when compelled to do so by conjuration. Elizabethan Demonology

More of the peddler's funny conjuration, and up springs the mungooz into the air, like a Birman's wicker football, and, alighting on the kitten's back, clings close and fast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858

It was inevitable that the prevailing practice of conjuration in Africa should be found among Negroes after they had been transferred to the new continent. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916

There is another mode of conjuration on similar occasions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

The conjurations are in general for the purpose of learning the results of sickness in any particular case, and of determining whether friends will be in certain circumstances faithful. Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850

But "good doctor Pinch" seems to have been mild even to feebleness in his conjuration; many of his brethren in art had much more effective formulae. Elizabethan Demonology

What was, then, the conjuration and the mighty magic? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858

Education, however, has thrown the ban of disrepute upon witchcraft and conjuration. The Conjure Woman

Then, knowing that Cap had been duped by some conjuration, he sent out the familiar signal with a sharp distinctness that rose above the din and racket, which, to ordinary ears, would have been overwhelming. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges

There was no use telling Mis' 'Livy about it, for she didn't believe, or pretended not to believe, in witchcraft and conjuration. The Marrow of Tradition

And though home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in strongest conjuration. Martin Chuzzlewit

He went out alone for that purpose, but all his conjurations were of no effect. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3

The means of conjuration are as simple as the indications. The Conjure Woman

It is clearly understood between Britannia and the legal gentleman that nobody is to take up the five thousand pounds, but that being put down they will disappear by magical conjuration and enchantment. Our Mutual Friend

Defoe says, that at that time the people were more addicted to prophecies and astronomical conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales than ever they were before or since. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1

Thereupon the two Gypsies, seeing themselves at liberty, and having already pocketed the gold and silver which had been deposited for their conjuration, opened the street door, and escaped with all the speed they could. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain

The latter offered to undertake the business, upon condition that De Rays did not interfere in the conjurations, and consented besides to furnish him with all the charms and talismans that might be required. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3

A part of the scheme of conjuration is that the conjure doctor can remove the spell and put it back upon the one who laid it. The Conjure Woman

This I could not have compassed if I had made it a mere physician's business; they'd have thought it some conjuration. Rewards and Fairies

Some narrators of this legend hold the opinion that Mother Rigby's conjurations and the fierceness of her will had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories

Then he replaced his books; and the next night went out in quest of the materials necessary for the conjuration. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women

Joceline all the while enjoined silence to every one, under the strictest conjurations. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier

Most of the delusions connected with this belief in conjuration grow out of mere lack of enlightenment. The Conjure Woman

One day he told Meredith of his vision, and Tom explained that it was no conjuration of fever. The Gentleman from Indiana

But she could not merge him; and sometimes was almost inclined to suspect that his constant prominence in the picture must be owing to some mysterious and wilful conjuration going on in the background. Queechy

Then he passed to a conjuration stronger yet. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women

So they mounted the couch and she pronounced over it the conjuration, whereupon it set off with them and brought them to Alexandria in the twinkling of an eye. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III

Some of the more gruesome phases of the belief in conjuration suggest possible poisoning, a knowledge of which baleful art was once supposed to be widespread among the imported Negroes of the olden time. The Conjure Woman

Law was but like a poor conjurer in the hands of a potent spirit that he has evoked, and that obliges him to go on, desperately and ruinously, with his conjurations. The Crayon Papers

Some solemn process of conjuration was performed, and the comrade supposed to be on his way to London made his appearance. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography

Come, step forward, my friend, and do not play at bo peep; knowest thou not, that they who walk like phantoms in the dark are apt to encounter the conjuration of a quarterstaff? The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day

When she heard this, her heart inclined to him and she said, 'Verily, thou conjurest me with a mighty conjuration, O accursed one! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III

Among the Eskimo the angakok, or shaman, trains his child from infancy in the art of sorcery, taking him upon his knee during his incantations and conjurations. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day

He seems to speak of his trouble as if mentioning it were a sort of conjuration to prevent it. Annie Kilburn : a Novel

To represent the Faustus of Goethe, we must possess Faustus' magic staff, and his formulas of conjuration. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature

The courtiers laughed exceedingly at the distress of the knight, and, when they had sufficiently diverted themselves, Faustus took off his conjuration, and set the knight at liberty. Lives of the Necromancers

Other instances are collected in a note to the words, "I do defy thy conjuration," from "Romeo and Juliet," act v. sc. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8

Once he forced his little son to attend his conjurations, sitting upon his knee. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day

A small black head and a pair of frightened black eyes appeared for a moment as if by conjuration, and instantly vanished. Up the Hill and Over

It contained all the different forms of conjuration, as well for the citation as for the dismissal of spirits. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858

He then recited a certain form of conjuration. Lives of the Necromancers

They prescribed all kinds of conjuration, some for the cure of wounds, some against the dreaded bite of serpents, and others against thefts and enchantments. Thaumaturgia

"You ordered Count O——- and myself," continued Lord Seymour, "to hold two naked swords crossways over your head, during the whole time of the conjuration; for what purpose?" The Works of Frederich Schiller

"You ordered Count O—— and myself," continued Lord Seymour, "to hold two naked swords crossways over your head, during the whole time of the conjuration; for what purpose?" The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny

So he determined to commence his conjuration at once by the magical bloodletting, and for this purpose wrote the following letter to Diliana, with which his Highness instantly despatched a horseman to Stramehl:— * * * * * * Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2

Her general expression was that of acute suffering, vanishing at times as if by the conjuration of her pride, and again returning in a paroxysm as she looked at the dreadful rope dangling before her. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

The phrase of conjuration was but used as an ordinary commonplace expression of the time, but bore a deeper sense to poor Mysie's ear. The Monastery

The disaffected lords thought proper to throw in their conjurations also; and every voice but that of Badenoch poured forth fervent entreaties that he, their liberator, would grant the supplication of the nation. The Scottish Chiefs

Yea, they have told me to my face, that I have used conjuration, and witchcraft, because what I preached was according to the scriptures. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02

Whereupon the wise Theurgist, the brave priest of the grand primitive old faith, rose up, made the sign of the cross at the north, and began the conjuration of the angel with a loud voice. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2

He used neither schemes, conjurations, perfumes, nor any thing else; but cured her without seeing her! The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01

But now collect thy wits 220 and see how I have opened the earth by my conjurations and incantations. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp

"I do not half like the state of things, and this conjuration about the bees may all fall through." Oak Openings

O brother, brother, what a tempests ith Garden: sure there's some conjuration abroad. The Puritaine Widdow

But for this conjuration a pure young virgin was necessary, not merely pure in act, but in thought, in soul. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2

As I was not in a condition to satisfy him in this particular, he repeated his conjuration to no purpose, and they continued a good while in the agonies of fear. The Adventures of Roderick Random

It would be an endless task to recount every individual response which our magician delivered in the course of his conjuration. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

The first step in the conjuration of the bee-hunter was, to produce an impression on the minds of his untutored observers, by resorting to a proper amount of mummery and mystical action. Oak Openings

The queen uttered a loud shriek of horror, sprang up, and raised both her hands in conjuration to Heaven, while a curse just trembled on her lips. Marie Antoinette and Her Son

But the last time she had assisted at the conjuration, the angel himself had strangled her with his own hands, twisting her neck so horribly that her tongue hung out of her mouth. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2

Presently, he again threw incense upon the fire and recited his incantations and conjurations, whereat the door closed and the rock became as before. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13

The priest, hearing this strange account, pulled out of one of his pouches a piece of consecrated candle, which he lighted immediately, and muttered certain mysterious conjurations. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

Nor did the music leave sounding, till he came forth of the treasure to the Maghribi, who gave up his conjurations and fumigations and rose up and embraced him and saluted him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06

With thy leave, and at thy word, I will now proceed to the fumigations and conjurations, and here imprison the adversary of mankind, that he may never more return to her. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05

These sent all the novices flying and screaming away; but the abbess remained, with some of the nuns, also the priest, who prepared now to exorcise the devil with the most powerful conjurations. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2

So they mounted the couch and she pronounced over it the conjuration, whereupon it set off with them and, in the twinkling of an eye, brought them to Alexandria. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04

She intimated some of her sentiments, by ejaculatory conjurations of evil. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh

The word King was a word of conjuration. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

Then Affan taught Bulukiya adjurations and conjurations galore and said to him, 'Repeat these conjurations and cease not repeating until I take the ring.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05

For this fair countess is not alone guilty, although she is the soul of the conjuration, as it is love that animates her. The Daughter of an Empress

While Wolfert held the lantern, the doctor, by the aid of his spectacles, read off several forms of conjuration in Latin and German. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American

It seems by some conjuration or other, the Devil suffered himself to be put away, and gave the weaver a habitation. Adventures Among Books

I do defy thy conjuration And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet

Then, all three standing close together, she began her conjurations, uttering strange words—now under her breath, and now clear and loud. Twilight Land

Under this conjuration speak, my lord; For we will hear, note, and believe in heart That what you speak is in your conscience wash'd As pure as sin with baptism. King Henry V

I do defy thy conjurations, And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet

Sarah broke off from asylum conjurations and turned upon her sister-in-law. The Valley of the Moon

Special robes had to be worn, perfumes and incense burnt, and invocations, conjurations, etc., recited, all of which depended on the planet ruling the operation. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought

It is wonderful, therefore, that these bones, like all unlawful conjurations, should represent, by a counterfeit similitude to the eyes and ears, things which are passed, as well as those which are now going on. The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales

I do defy thy, conjuration And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet

The same enthusiast charged him with “preaching up an idol, and using conjuration and witchcraft,” because of his assertion of the bodily presence of Christ in heaven. The Life of John Bunyan

单词	conjuration
例句	conjuration He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It’s an inward-looking musical conjuration of a city that’s partially vanished — to refugee outflows, to military curfews — and a city that is still, defiantly, standing. Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z That sense of disguised challenge was pervasive in this deeply satisfying work, which seemed less concerned with the virtuoso technique required to play it than with the ideas and conjurations it presented. Music Review: From Twilight?s Mysteries Right Up to the 25th Hour 2011-03-13T21:47:34Z There is no divine appearance in Kill List, no conjuration, just bleakly absurd acts of extreme aggression, suicidal and murderous all at once. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Rather, it is a conjuration of the human mind in response to motivated anticipation. The Cult of the Bulletproof Coffee Diet 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Which is why, in a bout of art historical conjuration, his reputation as an “unsuccessful artist” is being overturned. Art Review: At New Museum, Brion Gysin?s First Retrospective 2010-07-29T21:21:00Z A cracking whip and a thudding bass drum bring this sublime conjuration to an end. The Concerto Challenge 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z However, according to Section 365 of Canada's Criminal Code, it is illegal to "fraudulently pretend to exercise or to use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or conjuration". Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The staging of the scene was, typically, a last-minute improvisation, a conjuration out of chaos. A Hundred Years of Orson Welles 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The most obvious example is the ancient “gammadion,” which in early Eastern cultures meant “god,” “good luck,” “eternity” and other benign conjurations. The Right Way to Remember the Confederacy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I am not capable of that sort of conjuration, and it seems that many others in the media no longer are, either. Bill Cosby’s media inferno: On journalists reporting justice — and believing victims 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z But by then the myth of the killer-ape had caught hold and Dart’s conjuration had mesmerised millions. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z The laws of every country have provided against the offence of witchcraft, sorcery, conjuration, and enchantment. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The province law of 1692 decreed death for "enchantment, sorcery, charm, or conjuration, or invocation, or to feed any wicked spirit." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Ten years later two more statutes were enacted, one relating to false prophecies, and the other to conjuration, witchcraft and sorcery. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z The Carolingians evidently regarded such “conjurations” as “conspirations” dangerous to the state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Thereupon the first comer murmured certain formulas of conjuration, and performed some ceremonies, when his companion slowly drew up one of the masks. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Diaz was very much alarmed at this information, and redoubled his conjurations until he learned some method of destroying the enchantment. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z The sixth chapter of Lord Coke's "Third Institutes" is devoted to a panegyric on the statutes for punishing "conjuration, sorcery, witchcraft, or enchantment." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The various articles seized in Forman’s house referred, however, not to the murder of Overbury, but to the conjurations employed against the Earls of Somerset and Essex. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Ay, but, madam, there is a vast sea betwixt us and Flanders; and water is an enemy to conjuration. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z To carry to a head their fearful and criminal idea, they found it necessary to recruit many people of all classes and from all the provinces, seeking a useful means to facilitate the conjuration. The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z One of the books was a manuscript of spells, charms, and conjurations, songs, receipts, and prayers, all written with the said late Duke's own hand. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-29T02:00:13.910Z Although she knew she cried but to the bleak walls of the ca�on, the drooping pines, the rushing river, the distant heaven, the appeal went forth accompanied by the mightiest conjuration known to man. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z From the latter, however, in the furious zeal of his conjuration, the cowl fell back, and the curly hair, fluttering in the wind, fell round his head in ringlets, like black snakes. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Well then, I find you will force me to this unlawful, and abominable act of conjuration: Remember the sin is yours too. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The conjuration had ramifications in various parts of the Archipelago, and in it figured not only masonic societies but also Bible societies.... The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z All the forms of conjuration were used between the two, every charm, every talisman and many "kinds of powders," not always inoffensive. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z And some of these casuists, particularly Aureolus, say, it is lawful on such an occasion to go to such a conjurer, because the end is not conjuration, but freeing a person from it. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z It is said that at this conjuration the bird replied, "Yes, I am an evil spirit!" and flew away, laughing. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Are you sure there is no conjuration in it? no gunpowder plot upon me? The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z His treatises upon necromancy, geomancy, amulets and conjuration, were circulated from hand to hand. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z To Captain Hector Coles there was one conjuration irresistible, and that had been used in the present instance. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z There needs small conjuration, when your finger May doe it: thus, is it fit? Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z The pictures of the past cast some of their magic glamour over us, even in the feeblest conjuration. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z She took it from the doctor, but could not help turning pale, as though some conjuration was brewing. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Many are the causes which may dissolve the bonds of faithless “conjurations;” and it is not always he who abandons a party who is to be criminated by political tergiversation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Over such persons forms of conjuration were pronounced, and this act was called exorcism. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Calling out some monstrous conjurations, he lifted the firebrand and lighted the pile. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The long coveted treasure, was found at last; had become his own; not by spells and nightly conjurations, but by the use of his hands and by seizing the favourable opportunity. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z The physicians yielded to the popular belief, and attributed to poison and diabolical conjurations the ordinary symptoms of the malady. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z In order to be efficacious, the conjuration should be accompanied by chanting, either an incantation or a song. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z “Ladder” Lane, serene in his proud conjuration, “The State,” had expected no such enormity. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The abjuring of conjuration seems to refer to a formula of exorcism prescribed by the first Prayer Book of Edward VI., to be used in the rite of baptism. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z But from this grimace the fluent phrases of protestation and conjuration were pouring forth; and she wrung her hands in entreaty and beat her breast in contrition. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Here is no place for conjurations: there be devils enough about us already. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico When the Italians and Spaniards entered the Netherlands in 1568, they carried along with them, with little success, whole packets and books full of magic formulas of conjurations and charms. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Here is one such song from the Leech Book of Bald, and at the end a conjuration to bury the elf in the earth. The Old English Herbals "Clerk, write down that the accused admits having gone to R�n�'s to work conjurations." Marguerite de Valois They held the “Lord’s Prayer” in high respect as the most 120 potent weapon against Satan, and had a number of conjurations against “evil spirits.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" "It needs no conjuration to discover that," said the magician, pointing significantly to the broken temple. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Both these conjurations are relics of the heathen occult sciences, the echoes of which may still be discovered in manifold tales and traditions, even up to the present day. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. For, indeed, he and Catherine, his mother—the same who now lay a-dying in the chamber below—had guided, with foxy cunning and Italianate guile, that deadly conjuration. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion "You deny having been at R�n�'s to work conjurations?" Marguerite de Valois I have another apparently very ancient conjuration of a mirror, in two parts. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series This I could not have compassed if I had made it a mere physician’s business; they’d have thought it some conjuration. Rewards and Fairies They perform their adorations and conjurations in the general language before spoken of, as the catholics of all nations do their mass in the Latin. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts But when his face was partly in shadows, particularly about his brow, there was a frightening tone which came into his features; for it was a tone of farness, of mysticism and conjuration. Doom of the House of Duryea Drawing a circle which included herself and the maidens, Hiorba then pronounced the mysterious words of conjuration. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist The Doctor vowed that the affair was next to impracticable in the order of conjuration,—the recall of a phantom not depending on the powers submitted to the first enchantments. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 Shakespeare has represented Othello as accused of winning Desdemona “by conjuration and mighty magic.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare The latter story of conjuration is this: Some few years ago, there happened a very dry time towards the heads of the rivers, and especially on the upper parts of James river, where Col. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts The following year eight men were taken up for conjurations and sorcery, and tried at Westminster, where they had to purge themselves by confession, penitence, and a repudiating oath. Witch Stories The skilful man closed his conjuration to the roll of the receding thunder—"the last rumblings," he said "of the Eternal's angered voice," finally appeased by his prayers. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres This order being given, and some little conjuration made, as Rosamond was only a short distance from London, she made her appearance in a second. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 All these conjurations are given without money and without price in the rural districts, but they sometimes work no little mischief. The Witches of New York I feel as though, wherever he makes his appearance, some awful misfortune must come flashing out of the depths of the darkness as a result of his conjurations. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II By "What drugs, what spells, What conjurations, and what mighty magic" was Christopher overthrown! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) These devices failing, there was a series of incantations, the Ritual of the Whispered Charm, in which the most potent conjuration was the incommunicable name. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Marjory again took her seat on the casement; and her fancy, stimulated by her fears, became again busy in the conjuration of images which, however fearful, unhappily stood too great a chance of being realized. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III It seemed to me more in the nature of a terrified conjuration, as though she would divert the ghost’s attention from herself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Coxe, alias Devon, a Romish priest, examined for magic and conjuration, and for celebrating mass. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The nameless physician conducted the Lord of Retz to a small clearing in this plantation, where the magic circle was drawn and the usual conjurations made. Legends & Romances of Brittany Then she whispered, "Martin, Martin," as if the beloved name were a form of conjuration, and stretched out her arms longingly in her cold, dark room. Absolution For this had been his Cabalistic phase, when he dreamed of conjurations and spells and the Mastership of the Name. Dreamers of the Ghetto And the words she had cried in Donat’s face were indeed a terrified conjuration, basely to shield herself, basely to dedicate another in her stead. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Several persons to be examined about their dealings in conjuration with an Italian friar. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 And by what devil's conjuration had the truth come to be revealed, when only the fire and she knew anything about it. Diana The chapter then represented to the bishop that it would be proper to make the processions and the conjurations twice a-day, to excite still more the devotion of the people. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. He denied himself food and sleep, rolled himself in snow, practised fumigations and conjurations and self-flagellations, so as to overthrow the legion of demons who, he said, barred the Messiah's advent. Dreamers of the Ghetto This bundle of weird stories sprang from the burial and the woman’s selfish conjuration. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The same situation that brought about the attack upon witchcraft and conjuration was no doubt responsible for the transfer of jurisdiction over the crime. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 A kind of magical conjuration appears sometimes to have been employed,146 which is not yet understood. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters He answered that he was forced to it by conjuration and maledictions. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. The woman alluded to obtained a very large sum of money from three maiden ladies, pledging that it should be doubled by her art in conjuration. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Feeling refreshed, Faith thought herself at liberty to reverse orders and went to the forbidden closet again, and to further conjurations with Best. Say and Seal, Volume II Ten men brought before the queen and council on charge of "trespass, contempt, conjuration and sorceries." A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 No, I never saw a ghost, but there was a general belief among the race in ghosts, spirits, haunts and conjuration. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Now and then popular fury makes them pay cruelly for the ill-success of their conjurations, but as a rule their persons and the illimitable power ascribed to them inspire nothing but abject fear. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Preston smiled, took up the box and performed some conjuration upon it, and then—I cannot describe my entranced delight—as he set it down again on the table, the room seemed to grow musical. Daisy On this principle depends the art of conjuration, or legerdemain; the fundamental maxim of those who practise them, is, that the motion is too quick for sight. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Henry Harrison and Thomas Wadham, suspected of conjuration, to appear before the privy council. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Roback cures all sorts of diseases, discovers stolen property, insures children a marriage, and so on, all by means of “conjurations.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages And as to this national literature—though it will not obey the conjurations of Mr Sims, we may be quite sure that, in due time, it will make its appearance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. These sorcerers profess to heal the sick by conjurations of the Wicked Spirit; they are, however, acquainted with the medicinal properties of many herbs, but carefully conceal their knowledge as a profitable mystery. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The annals of history are full of records of various forms of witchcraft, conjuration, and similar forms of Black Magic. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Except where conjuration had affected high interests of state, it had been practically overlooked by the government. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 "But will thy conjurations bring back my sister?" said the wondering, yet half-credulous squire. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 This remark applies only to the medical practice, as the shaman always demands and receives a fixed remuneration for performing love charms, hunting ceremonials, and other conjurations of a miscellaneous character. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 Any action or ceremony described in the conjuration must of course be performed even as the words are spoken. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Perceiving his uncle's terror, he profits by it, and at once beginning a conjuration he summons the doll, that is to say Bertha in the doll's dress. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas They assembled on every possible occasion in their room, and fortified their door with chairs and desks, and their zeal with fiery orations and excited conjurations. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Thus, in its very bud, had his eye detected the conjuration de quinze ans! Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) In some cases the disease is caused by the conjurations of an enemy, through which the patient becomes subject to an inordinate appetite, causing him to eat until his abdomen is unnaturally distended. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 This extraordinary experiment was of course not resorted to until all known forms of conjuration had been gone through and had proved inefficient. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria And here they celebrated their victory by savage pomps and conjurations. The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith Again I seemed in a partnership with Aladdin; and fairy pavilions, sylvan paradises, bevies of dancing girls, and princes bearing gifts of gold and jewels, had all obeyed our conjuration. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic I thought that my horse would run away, and really, the tone was like the deep conjuration in Hamlet: "swear-r-r-r!" Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The shaman and his employer then retire to a lonely spot in the mountains, in the vicinity of a small stream, and begin a new series of conjurations with the beads. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 The conjuration or exorcism which drives out the demon, of course restores the guardian spirit to its own beneficent nature, and the patient not only to bodily well-being, but also to peace of mind. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria The medical literature of the last century before Christ, and from that period until late in the Middle Ages, was an actual treasury of conjuration and other mummeries. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery He did not, however, attribute this superior influence to sorcery, conjuration or such like agencies, for he had the utmost contempt for these delusions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 For a long time he kept up this singular process of conjuration—alternating his glances in equal distribution between the hollow cylinder and the circle of vision that comprehended within its circumference the Comanche encampment. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse He accordingly began a series of conjurations for the removal of the stick, while the white physician and his medicine were disregarded, and in due time the woman died. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 He believed that most diseases were caused by evil spirits which could be exorcised by conjuration and prayer. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing In a papyrus medical treatise of the sixteenth century b. c., discovered at Thebes in the winter of 1872-73, by the German Egyptologist George Ebers, are to be found numerous incantations and conjurations. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery So, with a full knowledge of the legal penalties attached in England to palmistry and other conjuration, and with the then pending Slade case knocking heavily on my conscience, I proceeded to examine and predict. The Gypsies She appeared in the doorway of the study like a muse that David had summoned by an infallible conjuration. Sacrifice Certain conjurations will, they maintain, aid the medicine-man to receive impressions; but how or wherefore, no one pretends to know. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Knots were supposed to have some magical effect on diseases, and conjurations were also wrought by the power of numbers. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing Gradually he acquired a reputation as a healer by means of the methods of laying on of hands, conjuration and prayer. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Lord Hungerford had recently been beheaded by the suspicious tyranny of Henry VIII., for consulting his death by conjuration. The Superstitions of Witchcraft Therefore take heed how you impawn our person,9 How you awake the sleeping sword of war: We charge you, in the name of Heaven, take heed: Under this conjuration, speak, my lord. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre Both had prepared for the encounter by long fasting and conjurations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Queen Lab has finished her tremendous conjurations, wonder gives place to laughter, the apotheosis of the flesh to the spirit of comedy. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation After the usual conjurations, which were unsuccessful, they applied the relics. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Although several legions of devils obeyed the summons of the conjurations or compositions, the sorceric rites were not attended with complete success. The Superstitions of Witchcraft It will be objected that this conjuration is derived by Lévi himself from a source which he does not name, and as a fact part of it is found in the Comte de Gabalis. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer They burn nuts together; they put their hands, blindfold, on a table, with the letters of the alphabet; and practise many a simple conjuration. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Some narrators of this legend held the opinion that Mother Rigby's conjurations and the fierceness of her will had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. Short Stories of Various Types This was hard for them to believe, because they are superstitious, and attribute all phenomena they do not fully understand to conjuration or charms, such as their medicine-man practices. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Spells and enchantments, conjurations, calculations of nativities, were matters earnestly investigated at Universities and Courts. German Culture Past and Present From the latter, however, in the furious zeal of his conjuration, the cowl fell back and the curly hair, fluttering in the wind, fell round his head in ringlets, like black snakes. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians My husband whispered in my ear a line from the conjuration in "Faust," and the whole of that scene rushed vividly into my memory. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Having drawn their circle of the order of thrones and the seven planets, and stamped their magical characters in the centre thereof, they proceeded to the ceremonies of conjuration without anything appearing. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The woman alluded to, obtained a very large sum of money from three maiden ladies, pledging that it should be doubled by her art in conjuration. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies Like those awful conjurations that blanched in utterance the lips of the boldest magi, they have a fearful power to wake the dead. Sword and Gown A Novel In the light of such a thought, we can see how Nature might, when solitary Adam lived, fulfil Lear's wild conjuration, and "All the germens spill At once that make ingrateful man." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Some narrators of this legend, hold the opinion, that Mother Rigby's conjurations, and the fierceness of her will, had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II But if the conjuration was to raise the ghost of one deceased, the fittest places for the purpose were spots where persons had been slain, woods in which suicides had been committed, churchyards, and burying-vaults. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales A circle was described, within which incense was burnt, and in the centre stood the Awful One in his flowing robe, with his magical wand in his hand, uttering terrible conjurations. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Seeing of what use Grifonetto by his wealth and name might be to them, they did all they could to persuade him to join their conjuration. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Even in the sixteenth century, Luther, who undermined so many beliefs, had no more doubt of the personal existence of Satan than of sorcery, conjurations, or possessions.- Life of St. Francis of Assisi You were a difficult conjuration—and even the easier ones often go wrong these days. The Sky Is Falling This done, he was to repair to a place where a miserable wretch had strangled himself, and at twelve o'clock at night, while the body remained suspended, begin his conjurations. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales By books and science, by spells and conjurations, the Powers were compelled to reveal their arcana, and Fate itself whispered its dark mysteries into his ear. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside But she could not merge him, and sometimes was almost inclined to suspect that his constant prominence in the picture must be owing to some mysterious and wilful conjuration going on in the background. Queechy, Volume II Preston smiled, took up the box and performed some conjuration upon it, and then I cannot describe my entranced delight as he set it down again on the table, the room seemed to grow musical. Daisy The planets swung along their paths again and the sun was in the most favorable house for conjuration. The Sky Is Falling The conjuration being thrice repeated, we are assured the spirit would rise and answer the exorcist's questions. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The astrologers became decidedly the rage: had it been their object to gain wealth, they could have charged any price they pleased for their conjurations, and would have obtained it. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside I know more about conjuration than I'll ever be able to tell. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Shotaye kept aloof after the conjuration, for a long time at least. The Delight Makers The big man was writhing before he could finish the word, but his own fingers were working in conjurations that seemed to hold back enough of the spells against him to let him speak. The Sky Is Falling In the middle ages conjuration was regularly practised in Europe, and devils were supposed to appear under decided forms. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Looks innocent enough; but I know there are several little shapes lurking in its depths—ants or flies or what not—which a little conjuration from you would turn into carriage horses, pony and all.' Wych Hazel Another conjuration is fer a woman to make three waves over a man's head. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 The charlatan went through with a series of so-called conjurations, burned feathers, hair, and tiny fragments of wood in a charcoal furnace, and mumbled gibberish past the physician's comprehension. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction And no such great conjuration is required in going even far beyond it. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two After a conjuration of some minutes, the cups were brought round, containing weak black tea, exquisite in flavour, but marvellously small in quantity. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The cunning men who, in this and many other instances of conjuration, impose on the simple country people, are always Malayan adventurers, and not unfrequently priests. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants "When it comes to conjuration, don't nobody know more 'bout that, and there ain't nobody had as much of it done to 'em as I have," said a wizened old woman. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 He died not many days later, believing, in common with his friends and relatives, that the conjurations of the "trick doctor" had failed to save him only because resorted to too late. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction I know it well; But,—if thou'dst have my heart within thy hand,— All conjurations blot the name of kings. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 She beheld the assembled crowd—she saw him borne to execution—and her senses reeled beneath the terrible conjurations of her fancy. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia Captain Smith gives an account of a conjuration to which he was subjected at Uttamussick when a captive in December, 1607. England in America, 1580-1652 Their trials were so many conjurations, and the magical ceremonies of barbarity and heathenism entered into law and religion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) As his conjuration approached the climax, his voice rose to a series of shrieks. The Eternal Maiden By the conjurations of the same potent spell, kindred have lavished anticipated benefits upon one another, and charity upon all. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 That season, however, invoked by so many vows, conjurations, and prayers, did not come. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) At the same time the bitter hatred avowed by Laurentius Valla against the temporal power might in an age of conjurations have meant active malice. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots I had then great faith in conjuration and witchcraft. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself Of late years Sipsu's conjurations for recovery had resulted in few cures; his heart was not in them; but with greater vehemence did he enter upon seances of malediction. The Eternal Maiden Midnight hags, By force of potent spells, of bloody characters, And conjurations, horrible to hear, Call fiends and spectres from the yawning deep, And set the ministers of hell at work. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations We really must stop here, to point out to dramatic authors the importance of this novel form of conjuration. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 This subject is deeply interesting to actors out of engagements, literary men, and people who “have seen better days”—individuals who have brought this species of conjuration to a high state of perfection. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 So on the next Sabbath my conjuration was fully tested by my going off, and staying away until Monday morning, without permission. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself This was a mixture of clotted animal blood and water kept for such purposes of conjuration. The Eternal Maiden I chant my conjurations as I learned them from the Great Key of Solomon, and while I speak, the ruddy fumes take human forms. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall But the discovery of this conjuration put a stop to Giulio's scheme of reforming the State. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series It is impossible, for instance, to know with certainty whether Saul was present when the woman used her conjuration, or whether he himself personally ever saw the appearance which the Pythoness described to him. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft I had been taught by the old superstitious slaves, to believe in conjuration, and it was hard for me to give up the notion, for all I had been deceived by them. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself The experiment had consisted of the placing of a hand upon a table, and the laying upon it the conjuration that, the Will notwithstanding, it should not move. Widdershins Mock not my senseless conjuration, lords, This earth shall have a feeling.... If Winter Comes XVI The conjuration of the Pazzi was only one in a long series of similar conspiracies. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Two remarkable statutes were passed in the year 1541; one against false prophecies, the other against the act of conjuration, witchcraft, and sorcery, and at the same time against breaking and destroying crosses. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft But there was another old slave in that neighborhood, who professed to understand all about conjuration, and I thought I would try his skill. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself This circle I fortified by the usual signs employed, as Benvenuto Cellini tells us, in the conjuration of evil spirits. In the Wrong Paradise It is sufficient to note the fact that witchcraft and the control of disease through roots, herbs, charms and conjuration are universally practiced on the continent of Africa. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 While Wolfert held the lanthorn, the doctor, by the aid of his spectacles, read off several forms of conjuration in Latin and German. Tales of a Traveller Associated words: cloisonné, champlevé. enchant, v. bewitch, charm, enrapture, captivate, enravish, transport, delight. enchantment, n. charm, witchery, fascination, glamour, illusion; sorcery, conjuration, witchcraft, spell. Putnam's Word Book The more important class kept for the most part in a mystical seclusion, and only appeared upon earth in cases of the greatest emergency, or when compelled to do so by conjuration. Elizabethan Demonology More of the peddler's funny conjuration, and up springs the mungooz into the air, like a Birman's wicker football, and, alighting on the kitten's back, clings close and fast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 It was inevitable that the prevailing practice of conjuration in Africa should be found among Negroes after they had been transferred to the new continent. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 There is another mode of conjuration on similar occasions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The conjurations are in general for the purpose of learning the results of sickness in any particular case, and of determining whether friends will be in certain circumstances faithful. Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850 But "good doctor Pinch" seems to have been mild even to feebleness in his conjuration; many of his brethren in art had much more effective formulae. Elizabethan Demonology What was, then, the conjuration and the mighty magic? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Education, however, has thrown the ban of disrepute upon witchcraft and conjuration. The Conjure Woman Then, knowing that Cap had been duped by some conjuration, he sent out the familiar signal with a sharp distinctness that rose above the din and racket, which, to ordinary ears, would have been overwhelming. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges There was no use telling Mis' 'Livy about it, for she didn't believe, or pretended not to believe, in witchcraft and conjuration. The Marrow of Tradition And though home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in strongest conjuration. Martin Chuzzlewit He went out alone for that purpose, but all his conjurations were of no effect. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 The means of conjuration are as simple as the indications. The Conjure Woman It is clearly understood between Britannia and the legal gentleman that nobody is to take up the five thousand pounds, but that being put down they will disappear by magical conjuration and enchantment. Our Mutual Friend Defoe says, that at that time the people were more addicted to prophecies and astronomical conjurations, dreams, and old wives' tales than ever they were before or since. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Thereupon the two Gypsies, seeing themselves at liberty, and having already pocketed the gold and silver which had been deposited for their conjuration, opened the street door, and escaped with all the speed they could. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain The latter offered to undertake the business, upon condition that De Rays did not interfere in the conjurations, and consented besides to furnish him with all the charms and talismans that might be required. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 A part of the scheme of conjuration is that the conjure doctor can remove the spell and put it back upon the one who laid it. The Conjure Woman This I could not have compassed if I had made it a mere physician's business; they'd have thought it some conjuration. Rewards and Fairies Some narrators of this legend hold the opinion that Mother Rigby's conjurations and the fierceness of her will had compelled a familiar spirit into the figure, and that the voice was his. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories Then he replaced his books; and the next night went out in quest of the materials necessary for the conjuration. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women Joceline all the while enjoined silence to every one, under the strictest conjurations. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Most of the delusions connected with this belief in conjuration grow out of mere lack of enlightenment. The Conjure Woman One day he told Meredith of his vision, and Tom explained that it was no conjuration of fever. The Gentleman from Indiana But she could not merge him; and sometimes was almost inclined to suspect that his constant prominence in the picture must be owing to some mysterious and wilful conjuration going on in the background. Queechy Then he passed to a conjuration stronger yet. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women So they mounted the couch and she pronounced over it the conjuration, whereupon it set off with them and brought them to Alexandria in the twinkling of an eye. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Some of the more gruesome phases of the belief in conjuration suggest possible poisoning, a knowledge of which baleful art was once supposed to be widespread among the imported Negroes of the olden time. The Conjure Woman Law was but like a poor conjurer in the hands of a potent spirit that he has evoked, and that obliges him to go on, desperately and ruinously, with his conjurations. The Crayon Papers Some solemn process of conjuration was performed, and the comrade supposed to be on his way to London made his appearance. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Come, step forward, my friend, and do not play at bo peep; knowest thou not, that they who walk like phantoms in the dark are apt to encounter the conjuration of a quarterstaff? The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day When she heard this, her heart inclined to him and she said, 'Verily, thou conjurest me with a mighty conjuration, O accursed one! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Among the Eskimo the angakok, or shaman, trains his child from infancy in the art of sorcery, taking him upon his knee during his incantations and conjurations. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day He seems to speak of his trouble as if mentioning it were a sort of conjuration to prevent it. Annie Kilburn : a Novel To represent the Faustus of Goethe, we must possess Faustus' magic staff, and his formulas of conjuration. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The courtiers laughed exceedingly at the distress of the knight, and, when they had sufficiently diverted themselves, Faustus took off his conjuration, and set the knight at liberty. Lives of the Necromancers Other instances are collected in a note to the words, "I do defy thy conjuration," from "Romeo and Juliet," act v. sc. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 Once he forced his little son to attend his conjurations, sitting upon his knee. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day A small black head and a pair of frightened black eyes appeared for a moment as if by conjuration, and instantly vanished. Up the Hill and Over It contained all the different forms of conjuration, as well for the citation as for the dismissal of spirits. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 He then recited a certain form of conjuration. Lives of the Necromancers They prescribed all kinds of conjuration, some for the cure of wounds, some against the dreaded bite of serpents, and others against thefts and enchantments. Thaumaturgia "You ordered Count O——- and myself," continued Lord Seymour, "to hold two naked swords crossways over your head, during the whole time of the conjuration; for what purpose?" The Works of Frederich Schiller "You ordered Count O—— and myself," continued Lord Seymour, "to hold two naked swords crossways over your head, during the whole time of the conjuration; for what purpose?" The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny So he determined to commence his conjuration at once by the magical bloodletting, and for this purpose wrote the following letter to Diliana, with which his Highness instantly despatched a horseman to Stramehl:— * * * * * * Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 Her general expression was that of acute suffering, vanishing at times as if by the conjuration of her pride, and again returning in a paroxysm as she looked at the dreadful rope dangling before her. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth The phrase of conjuration was but used as an ordinary commonplace expression of the time, but bore a deeper sense to poor Mysie's ear. The Monastery The disaffected lords thought proper to throw in their conjurations also; and every voice but that of Badenoch poured forth fervent entreaties that he, their liberator, would grant the supplication of the nation. The Scottish Chiefs Yea, they have told me to my face, that I have used conjuration, and witchcraft, because what I preached was according to the scriptures. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Whereupon the wise Theurgist, the brave priest of the grand primitive old faith, rose up, made the sign of the cross at the north, and began the conjuration of the angel with a loud voice. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 He used neither schemes, conjurations, perfumes, nor any thing else; but cured her without seeing her! The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 But now collect thy wits 220 and see how I have opened the earth by my conjurations and incantations. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp "I do not half like the state of things, and this conjuration about the bees may all fall through." Oak Openings O brother, brother, what a tempests ith Garden: sure there's some conjuration abroad. The Puritaine Widdow But for this conjuration a pure young virgin was necessary, not merely pure in act, but in thought, in soul. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 As I was not in a condition to satisfy him in this particular, he repeated his conjuration to no purpose, and they continued a good while in the agonies of fear. The Adventures of Roderick Random It would be an endless task to recount every individual response which our magician delivered in the course of his conjuration. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle The first step in the conjuration of the bee-hunter was, to produce an impression on the minds of his untutored observers, by resorting to a proper amount of mummery and mystical action. Oak Openings The queen uttered a loud shriek of horror, sprang up, and raised both her hands in conjuration to Heaven, while a curse just trembled on her lips. Marie Antoinette and Her Son But the last time she had assisted at the conjuration, the angel himself had strangled her with his own hands, twisting her neck so horribly that her tongue hung out of her mouth. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 Presently, he again threw incense upon the fire and recited his incantations and conjurations, whereat the door closed and the rock became as before. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 The priest, hearing this strange account, pulled out of one of his pouches a piece of consecrated candle, which he lighted immediately, and muttered certain mysterious conjurations. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Nor did the music leave sounding, till he came forth of the treasure to the Maghribi, who gave up his conjurations and fumigations and rose up and embraced him and saluted him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 With thy leave, and at thy word, I will now proceed to the fumigations and conjurations, and here imprison the adversary of mankind, that he may never more return to her. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 These sent all the novices flying and screaming away; but the abbess remained, with some of the nuns, also the priest, who prepared now to exorcise the devil with the most powerful conjurations. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 So they mounted the couch and she pronounced over it the conjuration, whereupon it set off with them and, in the twinkling of an eye, brought them to Alexandria. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 She intimated some of her sentiments, by ejaculatory conjurations of evil. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh The word King was a word of conjuration. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Then Affan taught Bulukiya adjurations and conjurations galore and said to him, 'Repeat these conjurations and cease not repeating until I take the ring.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 For this fair countess is not alone guilty, although she is the soul of the conjuration, as it is love that animates her. The Daughter of an Empress While Wolfert held the lantern, the doctor, by the aid of his spectacles, read off several forms of conjuration in Latin and German. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American It seems by some conjuration or other, the Devil suffered himself to be put away, and gave the weaver a habitation. Adventures Among Books I do defy thy conjuration And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet Then, all three standing close together, she began her conjurations, uttering strange words—now under her breath, and now clear and loud. Twilight Land Under this conjuration speak, my lord; For we will hear, note, and believe in heart That what you speak is in your conscience wash'd As pure as sin with baptism. King Henry V I do defy thy conjurations, And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet Sarah broke off from asylum conjurations and turned upon her sister-in-law. The Valley of the Moon Special robes had to be worn, perfumes and incense burnt, and invocations, conjurations, etc., recited, all of which depended on the planet ruling the operation. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought It is wonderful, therefore, that these bones, like all unlawful conjurations, should represent, by a counterfeit similitude to the eyes and ears, things which are passed, as well as those which are now going on. The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales I do defy thy, conjuration And apprehend thee for a felon here. Romeo and Juliet The same enthusiast charged him with “preaching up an idol, and using conjuration and witchcraft,” because of his assertion of the bodily presence of Christ in heaven. The Life of John Bunyan
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