| 单词 | necromancy |
| 例句 | Though he wore maester's robes, there was no chain about his neck; it was whispered that he had lost it for dabbling in necromancy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cobb strode on in front of him, passing a stairway that rose up too steeply, and then a library hoarding shelves of dark volumes—the arts of necromancy, Turner figured. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Despite, or perhaps because of, her privileged role as the headmistress’s amanuensis, Jane is one of the most vociferous voices of dissent against the practice of self-erasure in the name of necromancy. Shelley Jackson, Author and Advocate of the Monstrous 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “Ecate” is about Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft and necromancy. Review: Ufomammut Slowly Glides From Riff to Riff, at Saint Vitus 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Unless Musk is beta testing some type of necromancy technology and got it to work – neither scenario is likely – that did not happen. "What a sad, muddled place this has become": The madness of Twitter's blue checkpocalypse 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Polish Catholics became aware of their necromancy and they had to defend their position to the church to save their lives. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z But there’s a difference between breathing new life into a three-decade-old title and whatever awkward necromancy unnaturally extending the life of “Frasier” achieves without adding fresh layers to its eponymous figure. "Frasier" ended perfectly. Why go back? 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The necromancy, and the necrophilia, that creep into “Last Stories” are unsettling, but here Mr. Vollmann seems alert, committed to his material. William T. Vollmann’s ‘Last Stories and Other Stories’ 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Today a substantial subset of people seem to regard science as the equivalent of necromancy or alchemy, or, like, Rumpelstiltskin. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I have a better term for the ‘vaccine-hesitant’ 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Still, “Here We Are Now” carries a whiff of critical necromancy. ‘Here We Are Now’: 20 years after Kurt Cobain’s death 2014-03-27T21:14:15Z “It’s a form of necromancy that academics do all the time,” noted Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, “and that’s what we get paid for.” Impeachment goes to college 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z In addition to three previous novels, Medoff’s résumé includes stints as a management consultant, a communication strategist and all manner of related workplace necromancy. Review | If you hate office life, you’ll love — and laugh at — this novel 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z In other words, the Bunnies fail both literally, within their necromancy, and metaphorically, within their writing, to bring their characters to life. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Instead of necromancy, however, he uses advanced technology and bioengineering to produce advanced cyborgs that are stronger and smarter than most humans and work Off-world in performing a myriad of dangerous and hazardous tasks. "Blade Runner" and the lesson Roy Batty’s Replicant rebellion has to teach us 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z “Stuttering, like writing, is an amateur form of necromancy,” she asserts. Shelley Jackson, Author and Advocate of the Monstrous 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Seeing dead people may seem like a curse, but to the teenage protagonist of the gothic, good-humored “Darby and the Dead,” necromancy is a Friday-night side hustle. ‘Darby and the Dead’ Review: Sixteen With a Sixth Sense 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z On that plot description alone, “Perpetrator” may sound conventional — like “Veronica Mars” but with a touch of necromancy. Review: In the squishy, supernatural 'Perpetrator,' an empathetic student is drawn to danger 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z There’s too much money at stake for the project’s backers not to deploy legal necromancy to save it. Proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska threatens salmon in WA 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z "The dark necromancy of Trumpism is rooted in fear ... and Mike Pence soils himself every time he hears Trump's name," Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson tweeted in response to the new audio on Friday. Trump defends supporters' threats to “hang Mike Pence” in new audio: “People were very angry” 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s not every day you encounter the phrase “by the necromancy of fond memory,” so good for Mr. Kramer. Perspective | Here’s the deal with Alice Deal and the middle school named in her honor 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z That he went down again in the final round in what looked like a surefire knockout, only to summon some kind of necromancy to rise and fight to a draw, made it all the better. The fights boxing fans are desperate to see happen in 2020 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z “It's this form of necromancy academics do all the time,” explained Turley. Opinion | How we know exactly what Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison think of Trump 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z And then there are Qyburn’s experiments in necromancy, which brought back The Mountain from the dead. Daenerys vs. Cersei: here are their resources for the final war 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z However, both were players on the volatile political scene, and malicious rumours of atheism and necromancy did the rounds. Moon mapper, Sun spotter: the astonishing Thomas Harriot 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z The book is a charmingly quaint, deeply eerie supernatural mystery about grief, necromancy, and the apocalypse. Films like House With a Clock In Its Walls are poisonous to kids’ cinema 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z No necromancy going on over here because that stuff is for cable. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Halloween Night scares away Hayes Grier 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Related: Bruce Lee, Audrey Hepburn and the ethics of digital necromancy The show will reportedly open next year in the US before it tours around the world. Whitney Houston hologram to embark on world tour 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z On the dance floor, a sea of guys in dress shirts nodded under the rhythmic necromancy of DVS1, a D.J. from Minneapolis. The Night Comes Back to Life: The Return of the ’90s Dance Club 2013-06-12T21:41:25Z It is probable that necromancy, like the worship of Ashērah and ’Ashtoreth, as well as the cult of graven images, was a Canaanite importation into Israel’s religious practices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z In necromancy, spirits are summoned by means of spells and incantations. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z Eudæmon was wont to listen to her words with respectful courtesy, though occasionally his skill in necromancy stood him but in poor stead, when his rebel heart sent a crimson glow over his dark features. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The credulous circle around an Ojibwa lodge-fire listened to wild recitals of necromancy and witchcraft—men transformed to beasts, and beasts transformed to men, animated trees, and birds who spoke with human tongue. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Justin, Apology, 1, 18, appeals to the belief in the continuance of the soul, which pagans derive from necromancy, dreams, oracles and persons "d�moniolept." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z This path Faust had taken: it is that of modern necromancy. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z From this period the philosophical researches of Dee were concerned entirely with necromancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Schlichter, I tell you, by his short-hand necromancy, has not changed six or seven men into liars whether he put that in the second line from the top or not. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z The church wished to cure disease by necromancy, by charm and prayer, and with the bones of the saints. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z So when chemistry was a kind of sleight-of-hand, or necromancy, something accomplished by the aid of the supernatural, people talked about the transmutation of metals, the universal solvent, and the philosopher's stone. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Bolingbroke was brought forward as a witness, and repeated that the Duchess ‘first stirred him to labour in his necromancy.’ Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Romances from a coast of love and wine, Echoing the music of adventurous swords, Murmur of necromancy’s dark ingyne, And speech that holds the ghosts of curious words. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z It is a clear case of necromancy, or conjuring up of the spirits of departed persons, such as has been practised among men from time immemorial. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Thirdly, If any person in order to discover the future, had employed geomancy, hydromancy, a�romancy, piromancy, onomancy, necromancy, or sorceries by beans, dice, or wheat. 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 Alex Hammond, forty and cynical, would have ascribed the spell to a touch of necromancy had he been a believer in such childish things. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Faintly patronised by a liberal and lettered Pope, he was arraigned for necromancy by his Order, and ended his days in gloom, if not in a monastic prison. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z This approaches necromancy, seemingly, and yet in my opinion, as I now see the matter, such unexplained and recondite occurrences appear unscientific, because of the shortcomings of students of science. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z After devoting eleven years to the study of literature, mathematics, and necromancy, he returned to Britain, was appointed Regent during his father's old age, and succeeded to the throne after his death. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Another inquest against Don Diego existed in the Inquisition, in which he was accused of having made use of necromancy to discover treasures, and sending horses to France. 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 third is called necromancy, which is, when by the use of blood and writing, or speaking certain verses, the dead seem to rise again, and speak and teach future things. 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 The richly carpeted floor, the table with many flowers, the rows on rows of beautifully bound books, were so much powerful necromancy to the Man from Arqu�. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Fostered with necromancy, astrology, occultism, and all the progeny of mystic dreamery, the infant sciences struggled for existence through the dark ages, in care of the once persecuted and now traduced alchemist. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z This really was a trifle too near necromancy to be pleasant. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z 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 It is a mine of information on necromancy and its kindred subjects, as well as on eminent theurgists, wizards, crystal-gazers and the like of all ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z It is not unlikely, that, in foreign ports, he had witnessed exhibitions of necromancy and mesmerism, which, in various forms and under different names, have always been practiced. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z These, with Hariot, were the earl’s constant companions; and at a period when science seemed connected with necromancy, the world distinguished the earl and his three friends as “Henry the Wizard, and his three Magi.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z And in the midst of all these tortures he studied and practised the occult arts: magic, astrology, necromancy, alchemy; he concocted gold by hermetical science! Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z To Israel they were forbidden, like the necromancy and witchcraft with which they were allied. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The most difficult feats of ancient chivalry, nay, the impossibilities of necromancy itself, would have seemed tasks of easy performance in such a cause! Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z Subject acted upon by a girl or woman trained in a school for practice “in the wonders of necromancy, magic, and spiritualism.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z At a time when sciences had no reality, they were constantly alluding to them; ignorance hardily imposed its erudition; and experimental philosophy only terminated in necromancy. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z His report of Dr. Buchanan's experiments, and his books and magazine-articles demonstrating the reality of a world of spirits, have been the most respectable and influential auxiliaries to the modern system of necromancy. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Witchcraft and necromancy were practised also in Israel, but there they were forbidden by the law and suppressed by the head of the State. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Will you pardon a novice at necromancy if he asks you how you found your way here?” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z The above cases occurred prior to the holding of “The Circle” at Salem, before the establishment of a school at which the arts of “necromancy, magic, and spiritualism” might be learned. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Three centuries were to elapse ere the court of England could rival the necromancy of the court of Tartary. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He had evolved them all from his own unconscious logical faculty, and they pursued him as if he had, in some spiritual necromancy, conjured up a devil—nay, legions of devils. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z It is not necromancy, it is plain parliamentary humdrum which you see. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Divination through the evocation of the departed is known as necromancy, while that which is given through living possessed persons is called pythonism. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z He thought he would first go and see Kaubina, and endeavour to deceive him, or try his skill in necromancy. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z The machinery of spirits and necromancy, one of the most ancient and prevalent errors of the human race, supplies the framework of these fictitious creations. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z You, by some sweet necromancy of your own, have contrived to make the sun shine into its windows. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z To the Indians it must have seemed the final touch of necromancy, and they were prepared to bow down in awe before a race of beings who could thus make blocks of wood serve them. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z By day, and ostensibly to his fellow-citizens, he carried on the trade of a tailor; but by night, and secretly, he studied the art of necromancy. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z All of this seems to offer direct and certain evidence to sustain Christians and non-Christians in their condemnation of all forms of necromancy or calling up of spirits. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z This constitutes the groundwork of the Algic religion: but superstition has ingrafted upon the original stock, till the growth is a upas of giant size, bearing the bitter fruits of demonology, witchcraft, and necromancy. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z The ghastly necromancy of advertising is ever present. The art of online conversation | MT Hughes 2010-03-26T13:00:00Z Sense and sound are intertwined Through her necromancy, Till our dreaming souls are blind To all things but fancy. Challenge An excellent jest upon this fellow, Fuh-keen, to furnish a demonstration by twentieth-century scientists of the presumption of his claims of necromancy and thaumaturgy. The Haunted Pajamas All charms, spells, divination, necromancy, or geomancy are unholy magic. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The great points in which he is exultingly set forth in the story-telling circle, are his great personal strength, readiness of resource, and strong powers of necromancy. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z In the little salon he kept the small collection of works on kitchen-gardening, the mystic books, the treatises on necromancy, and gnosticism. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico By what freak of necromancy had it been transferred from its legitimate quarters to this spot? X Y Z A Detective Story The central character was a woman of a type unfamiliar to Jane, and yet, in the necromancy of imagination, she found she knew this girl like a twin soul. Cinderella Jane The Hindus, in particular, excel in this branch of necromancy. The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters Washington Irving was so thoroughly versed in the lore of buried treasure that the necromancy of the divining rod, as a potent aid to this kind of industry, had received his studious attention. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The strangest tales of necromancy can hardly be so startling as these sober figures when introduced for the first time to those unaccustomed to consider the stupendous powers of Nature. Coal and What We Get from It That is about the secret of all necromancy, I suspect, from its very beginning.” John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising I informed the sorcerer that necromancy, divination, magic, clairvoyance, esotericism, and theosophy were things known and practised in many countries. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Their wizards had died, and the people had forgot their ancient necromancy. Red Nails The man became within a few years after his death the hero of many legends of piracy and necromancy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The good fathers thought this savored of downright necromancy; and it may have furnished an argument against the unfortunate engineer in the persecution which he afterwards underwent from the Inquisition. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 "This looks necromancy, certainly;" replied De Grammont, "but let us see further before we confess ourselves bewitched, even by so great an adept." Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Her ministers are the priests of sorcery, necromancy, magic, theosophy, mesmerism, spiritualism and other kindred spiritual powers. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Did you think that necromancy Practised now at the expense of any fool could be? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) I bethought me of magic, necromancy, the witch of Endor, Simon Magus, the brazen head of Friar Bacon, and a multitude of other phantasies. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 His story of Dr. Lamb’s necromancy is so curious, it had better be given verbatim, for to translate would be to ruin it. Witch Stories By some optical necromancy the clouds seem massed in the west, the whole eastern sweep of sky being an unbroken wash of salmon pink, relieved by tinges of apple-green at its nethermost edges. The Song of the Wolf He kept the appointment that day as requested, but by some necromancy of fate he forgot the letter until he was within his own door. The "Genius" He traverses land and sea; till at last, counselled by an old man versed in necromancy, he discovers Armilla, daughter of the mighty sorcerer Norand. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The whole theory of clairvoyance as applied to fortune-telling and other branches of cheap necromancy, seems to be somewhat like this. The Witches of New York In Henry the Eighth’s time treasure-seeking was the most fashionable phase of necromancy. Witch Stories It produces also prayer and reconciliation with the Godhead, and brings more peace than any other gem of necromancy; but he who would wear it must lead a pure and holy life.’ Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Before him, on that wall, beneath those beasts, the necromancy of the priesthood had projected an armless, fluidic hand that mounted, descended, tracing with a forefinger the three luminous hierograms of his doom. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal She evidently united the highest departments of her art with its humblest offices; and possessed those nobler aspirations of the soul, which, during the middle ages, elevated in considerable degree the professors of necromancy. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Porphyry—his writings destroyed; resorts to magic and necromancy. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition A strange mystery of Fate's necromancy this, and with strange anomalies. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I But there is a necromancy in wretchedness that entombs the mind, and increases the misery, by shutting out every ray of light and hope. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 Was this miraculous fire, blazing from the depths of the clear water, necromancy, the work of the devil? The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories “Day after tomorrow,” said she, studying the fire as if to anticipate in its necromancy what that day offered to their hopes. Claim Number One “Paracelsus with his necromancy has done nothing worse!” declared Don Diego. The Flute of the Gods Van Helmont makes it very clear that this is not magic or sorcery; there is no diabolic influence, no necromancy. Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 The judge at last began to suspect witchcraft, and exclaimed, "This is a deceptio auris—it is absolute delusion, necromancy, phantasmagoria." Law and Laughter If we bear these things in mind, it is not difficult to discover a religious origin for the symbolic wand of necromancy. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore The belief in necromancy is reputed to be the most foolish of all human opinions. Thoughts on Art and Life The devils of necromancy and sorcery are stubborn––but 182 ere this the stubbornness has been broken, and the saints have rejoiced! The Flute of the Gods Not alone this group of choice persons, but the environment of their time, the very atmosphere, are demanded of this necromancy. Italy, the Magic Land Theurgy differs from natural magic, which is performed by the powers of nature; and from necromancy, which is operated only by the invocation of the demons. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Finding them very superstitious and believers in necromancy; she professed witchcraft, and affected to be a prophetess. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The very Self of the man—the lean, strong, thinking countenance,—the elusive smile, shrewd, ironical, yet kindly, stealing out on his lips,—is alive here by some necromancy of art. Holbein No explanation availed for the necromancy of the library. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Yet in another way it may work for him an immediate spell that defies all other necromancy. Italy, the Magic Land They believed in the oriental doctrines of transformation, and the power of necromancy. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 There was one peculiar species of necromancy which was held in great dread. Richard III Makers of History “A thief who stole a sacred vessel, and he who cursed in necromancy, and the paramour of an Aramæan?” Hebrew Literature Thus there is no necromancy by which the mind can get superior work out of its inferior moods. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character It is horrible—it is necromancy beyond belief! Cleek, the Master Detective With the Arabs, they are gifted in the relation of fictitious domestic tales, in which necromancy and genii, constitute the machinery of thought. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 "It is like necromancy, though I see how the trick is done." The Art of Disappearing There are few signs of dependence on necromancy in China, India, Persia, and Rome. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV What marvelous necromancy this lady must have possessed—in her own opinion—worth a gold mine if it could really be true! A Portrait of Old George Town Now, as Hosokawa Masamoto practised asceticism for the better pursuit of necromancy, in which he was a believer, he had no offspring. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But he did not expect to find, as if by the power of necromancy, that a vast continent should rise up before his eyes. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 Unfortunately many of the interpreters of spiritualism have degraded it into a kind of blatant necromancy which is in no way dignified or useful. Gilbert Keith Chesterton These all failing, the king had recourse to necromancy. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV But why does the Bible forbid such practices as necromancy, or a “pretended” communication with the dead?—Because it would be only a pretense at best; for such communication is impossible. Modern Spiritualism Magic, sorcery, witchcraft, enchantment, necromancy, conjuring, incantation, soothsaying, divining, the black art, are all one and the same humbug. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The Greek, Necromantia, is defined: “The revealing future events by communication with the dead; necromancy.” A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse In all of which is the method of the later necromancy, or consultation of the departed for prophetic purposes. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary McFarlane seemed quite unconscious of any necromancy at work upon his daughter. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Those practices which in the Bible are enumerated as “charming,” “enchantment,” “sorcery,” “witchcraft,” “necromancy,” “divination,” “consulting with familiar spirits,” etc., are more or less related, and are all really from one source. Modern Spiritualism Look in the xviii chapter of Deuteronomy, and you shall see necromancy forbidden by name. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall The necromancy, divination, and witchcraft, forbidden in the Old Testament and practised by the heathen of those times, were all of a similar character. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse I believe that if a white man performed the most astounding feat of magic or necromancy the native would not express the slightest surprise. An African Adventure Mankind love being cheated; and what the charlatanism of necromancy effected a thousand years ago, was now effected by the charlatanism of genius. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 In times when the Bible was written, there were practices among men which went under the names of “enchantment,” “sorcery,” “witchcraft,” “necromancy,” “divination,” “consulting with familiar spirits,” etc. Modern Spiritualism And we now begin to fancy there's a touch of necromancy, Something almost too uncanny, in the unregenerate Boer— Only this and nothing more! With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back The Sumerian gave in return his belief in a multitude of spirits, his charms and necromancy, his sorcerers and their sacred books. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Pyramids and templed wonders At the best are wise men's blunders; The subtle spell of thought and fancy, It is Nature's necromancy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In Count Lucanor, a Spanish work of the fourteenth century, is a story of a Dean of Santiago, who went to Don Illan, a magician of Toledo, to be instructed in necromancy. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Thus, “necromancy” is defined to mean “a pretended communication with the dead.” Modern Spiritualism "Jacqueline!—" now she was perched on one corner of the table, and her face had a witch-like loveliness, as though borrowing its pallor and beauty from the moon, source of all magic and necromancy. Under the Rose Squad ships continued to appear as if by necromancy, and space near the planet was streaked by flarings of white vapor as eighty-gee rockets hurled themselves to destruction against the invading objects. A Matter of Importance The impostor was renowned for his wonderful tricks of legerdemain, as well as for cures, necromancy, and fortune-telling. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Doris sank back to her place and Patricia turned her attention to the laughable parodies and excellent dances and necromancy that filled the first half of the program. Miss Pat at School It is in the early accounts of that people that sorcery, whatever its character and profession, with the allied arts of divination, necromancy, incantations, &c., appears most flourishing. The Superstitions of Witchcraft I fancy Only necromancy Could the web unroll, Only somehow linking Beauties that meet and mingle In this quiet dingle With the beauty of the whole. Lundy's Lane and Other Poems Seemingly it is an absorbing hobby, for those who devote their attention to necromancy soon become known among their friends. The Book-Hunter at Home It is great fun to watch little Miss Banks at her necromancy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 But I fear me some evil necromancy hath been reared against me, so that I may not find her again, and she must be in much sorrow and misery in my absence. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls The nobler arts of magic, astrology, alchymy, necromancy, &c., were equally in vogue in this age with that of the infernal art proper. The Superstitions of Witchcraft By what inconceivable necromancy could a paved street with houses, trees and buildings be spirited away and the space it had occupied be closed up? The Street That Wasn't There He enriched the library with books on necromancy, demonology, and alchemy. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Nowadays alchemy and necromancy awaken nothing but curiosity. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern Slave! throw up now the doors of all thy vaults, and let us see whether both lions and tigers be not too much for this new necromancy. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Solomon is the monarch of all necromancy, and Moses a prophet inferior only to Christ and Mahomet. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 Since that time they have followed Jesus, that wicked heretic, who has taught them magic; the fellow understands necromancy, and is the greatest magician alive, as far as Rome itself. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The enchanters were the spirits of evil; their necromancies the works of Satan; the dragons and monsters, the ills, the difficulties, the obstacles to all good works which have to be overcome. Ernest Bracebridge School Days I rejected the thought instantly, for I was no believer in modern necromancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Yet to this day most of us surround the medical profession or the healing art with an atmosphere of necromancy. Civics and Health A superficial examination of the Bibliotaph’s collection revealed the fact that he had either used necromancy or given many gifts. The Bibliotaph and Other People This king was an adept in necromancy, and a male and a female devil were always in waiting for an emergency. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Ah, no longer wizard Fancy Builds its castles in the air, Luring me by necromancy Up the never-ending stair! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 In an article by Bishop McIlvaine, and another in Frazer's Magazine, by an anonymous contributor, the exercise of necromancy is imputed to Fust, the inventor or supposed inventor of printing. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II But, the magician’s glass is an instrument so often mentioned in connection with necromancy in all parts of the world, that more need not be said of it. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales The political charge against Boëthius was blended with one of another kind, to us almost unintelligible, a charge of sacrilege and necromancy. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Under necromancy," says Mr. Forbes, "are comprehended chiromancy, predictions, and responses by the sieve and the shear, and all other hellish arts of divination. 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 Colonel Prowley was in the state of mind not unusual to many well-meaning, unoccupied people, when this modern necromancy was thrust upon them by those pecuniarily or socially interested in its advocacy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 From confusion of the first syllable with that of the Lat. niger, black, the art of necromancy came to be called “the black art.” Milton's Comus But wisdom, in those times of fable and necromancy, had a wider meaning than we give it. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII The ideal fourth degree Midē´ is presumed to be in a position to accomplish the greatest feats in necromancy and magic. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 He sent one of his particular friends to a distant island to an old woman, said to be skilled in necromancy, to inquire whether any of his courtiers were seeking his destruction. 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 false and impious Cabala is a certain mendacious kind of Jewish tradition, full of innumerable vanities and falsehoods, differing but little from necromancy. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The belief in necromancy is well known to have prevailed extensively among the Greeks and Romans. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life They had been instigated to this rash design by the delusive stories of one among them, who had acquired great influence over his companions by his supposed skill in necromancy. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 Leonardo da Vinci called belief in necromancy the most foolish of all human delusions. The Age of the Reformation But his stay with the learned man was short; for seeing a valuable book of necromancy belonging to his instructor, he stole it. 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 This appears to have been the history of necromancy from the beginning. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Faustus is introduced to us by the Chorus at the commencement of the play as a scholar of repute, 'glutted now with learning's golden gifts,' and about to turn aside to the study of necromancy. The Growth of English Drama This explains the severity of the divine warnings against the ancient practice of necromancy, or mediumship. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy Some people claim that the spiritism of to-day is only a revival of old-time witchery and necromancy, that it is as prevalent now as it was then, perhaps more prevalent. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals The throwing of the images formed by such mirrors upon smoke or against fire, so as to make them more distinct, seems to have been a favourite device in the ancient art of necromancy. Illusions A Psychological Study The Northmen believed in giants and dwarfs; in wizzards and fairies; in necromancy and enchantments; as well as the Oriental natives. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 The necromancy of language was his to conjure with. The Parts Men Play As religious faith decayed and the superstitions of the East and the belief in magic gained ground, necromancy became more and more common. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories But this was only the result of that necromancy which Buddha in his sixth incarnation denounced in the person of Tsong-kha-pa, the great reformer. Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches Why should it have been deemed necromancy to endeavor to combine these parts, to evolve by careful elimination and change the perfect food? The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton This king had commanded all those to be destroyed who used the false abominable superstition of this ungracious witchcraft and necromancy. Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens The Nying-ma Lamas are said to have kept the necromancy of the old Tibetan religion more fully than any of the reformed sects. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 At last, as a desperate resource, he endeavoured to find a cure by means of necromancy, and called up, among others, the shade of his father, Septimius Severus, as well as that of Commodus. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories Exclusively however of these books of necromancy there are others containing legendary and mythological tales, of which latter a sample will be given under the article of religion. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants He had a strong belief in necromancy, and had never heard that there was sin in its practice. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Some necromancy of the spirit, invisible but wonderfully potent? Poor Man's Rock "Of course it is necromancy," remarked the Pop-corn man thoughtfully, when the Baron had finished. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories All oracles were originally sacred to Persephone and Pluto, and relied largely on necromancy, a snake being the emblem of prophetic power. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories This statute, madam, was intended to check the crimes of necromancy, sorcery, and witchcraft, and not to increase them. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest A morbid state of feeling would pervade our minds, and the world would be full of enchantments, necromancy, and cunning craftiness. Catharine They believed in giants, dwarfs, dragons, enchanted castles, and every imaginable species of necromancy. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century All through the Middle Ages the name of Virgil had been connected with necromancy. A History of English Prose Fiction He's giving me lessons in necromancy and the black art of crows. Pearl of Pearl Island It was just at this time that the famous Taoist Yeh Fa-shan, thanks to his skill in necromancy, was in great favour at Court. Myths and Legends of China The case for necromancy is no better if we leave 'scientific proof' alone, and appeal to the relativist metaphysics of the psychological school. Outspoken Essays Taoism inculcates physical discipline; but in practice it has become the mother of degrading superstition—dealing in magic and necromancy. The Awakening of China Then, in a lower key, "It was not through animism and necromancy that the Jews came to believe in immortality." Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality The low frost haze,—invisible until now, to be invisible all the rest of the day,—for these few moments of the level beams worked strange necromancies. The Silent Places "Oh, there's no necromancy about it," he told her. The Brimming Cup But the devastation which the war has brought into countless loving families has turned the current of superstition strongly towards necromancy. Outspoken Essays Seeing something mysterious and wonderful, he believes all things mysterious and wonderful; and he is afloat without shore or compass, on the wildest sea of superstition and necromancy. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 I asked myself, is it necromancy, or is it delirium tremens that has reduced him to this? Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh But Cordelia managed all this mental necromancy easily, to her own satisfaction. Different Girls I have tried to show how the later form of this Chinese system has come naturally from its principles, and how a philosophy of the absolute may have degenerated into a system of necromancy. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology And what a starveling hope it is that necromancy offers us! Outspoken Essays In necromancy, astrology, alchemy, palmistry, table-turning, and other delusions, we have what some count the essence, and others the reproach, of Mysticism. Christian Mysticism In my hazy notions of these sectaries there was mingled a suspicion of necromancy, and a weird freemasonry, that inspired something of awe and antipathy. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh This man was made the hero of the whole tale of necromancy, in an account of it published at London, and entitled, "News from Scotland," which has been lately reprinted by the Roxburghe Club. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft She seemed to think that nothing short of necromancy could have conjured him to that spot. The Missing Bride It is loathly—it is horrible—it is necromancy—beyond belief! Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces "Spiritism," said Carhaix, "is only a new name for the ancient necromancy condemned and cursed by the Church." Là-bas She knew nothing of the sublime bit of necromancy she had interrupted—poor soul! The Light in the Clearing It is certain that no story of witchcraft or necromancy, so many of which occurred near and in Edinburgh, made such a lasting impression on the public mind as that of Major Weir. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft And so the Nutrition Expert was asked to talk about “potato substitutes” and expected to exercise some necromancy whereby that which was not a potato might become a potato. Everyday Foods in War Time Her charges were his authorship of the “Monstrous Regiment of Women”; that he caused great sedition and slaughter in England; and that he was accused of doing what he did by necromancy. John Knox and the Reformation But now he forgot the iridescent dark and the companion-sea and the high moon and the king's palace, for it was not these that made the necromancy of the night. Romance Island Happy is he who gets into trouble by necromancy, who can get out of it by the same. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These rains are an evil necromancy over this entire continent. Scorched Earth They had been instigated to this rash design by the delusive stories of one among them who had acquired great influence over his companions by his supposed skill in necromancy. The Journey to the Polar Sea He had been accused of practising necromancy and judicial astrology, and a cloud of evidence had been secretly brought forward to substantiate the charge. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists He had not called forth the power for good, from these the necromancy of his personality had touched. Out of the Ashes Botticelli painted her portrait many centuries ago when by some necromancy she appeared to him in this phase of herself. The Art of the Moving Picture According to Keating, they learnt the art of necromancy in the East, and taught it to the Danes. The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 As this was constantly repeated, he consulted his relations, who had recourse to Palumbus, a priest, skilled in necromancy. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The accusation alleged against him was now brought forward in a specific form; he was called upon by name, Felix de Vasquez, formerly of Castile, to answer to the charges of necromancy and demonology. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Books which relate to necromancy are called Black Books. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 483, April 2, 1831 Una, darling, dearest daughter Beauty ever gave to Fancy, Spirit of the silver water, Nymph of Nature's necromancy! Poems "Witchcraft and necromancy!" grumbled the Alderman, as this extraordinary image came suddenly on his vision also. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas In the spring the housemaid's fancy Lightly turns from pot and pan To the greater necromancy Of a young unmarried man. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations And she went away to a far country in order to learn the secrets of necromancy, it is not known where. Red Axe The Duke on a sudden flung out his hands, like a wizard whose necromancy fails, and the palms were bloodied where his nails had cut the flesh. Chivalry All things seemed changed to her, and in that bitter necromancy her pride was humbled. Calvert of Strathore "They tell me, that ten is the witching time of night, for the necromancy of the dames of Europe." The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas She was a Greek, and induced her son to study necromancy, held in abhorrence by all good Mussulmans. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook By the power of necromancy, some of these animals were transformed to men, who, as soon as they assumed this new form, began to hunt the animals, and make war against them. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers But they were, at all times, replete with the wild forest notions of spiritual agencies, necromancy, and demonology. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Those who were of a melancholy and gloomy temperament betook themselves to necromancy and sorcery; those more cheerful and aspiring, devoted themselves to astrology. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 I have evaded all his questions, and he is more than half-disposed to believe in necromancy. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas It has also a singular use in necromancy. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist I then absolutely concluded, that all these appearances could be nothing else but necromancy and magic. Gulliver's Travels Monedo is strictly a term belonging to the Indian mythology and necromancy, and is constantly used to indicate a spirit. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Not a whit less presuming has man shown himself; not a whit less arrogant are the sciences, so called, of astrology, augury, necromancy, geomancy, palmistry, and divination of every kind. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 And whether it be by craft or by necromancy I wot never; but it is a good sight to behold, and a fair; and it is great marvel how it may be. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville Modern psychology, it may be, will endeavor to reduce these alleged necromancies within a system, instead of rejecting them as altogether fabulous. House of the Seven Gables Or the moon worked her necromancies, hemming him in by mountains ten thousand feet high through which there was no pass. Arizona Nights The most remarkable of these phenomena was that of necromancy, sorcery and magic. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author So silently had he come on his errand of vengeance it was difficult to believe he was a reality, and not some clever piece of stageplay, some vision conjured up by Martian necromancy. Gulliver of Mars And at one side of the emperor’s table sit many philosophers that be proved for wise men in many diverse sciences, as of astronomy, necromancy, geomancy, pyromancy, hydromancy, of augury and of many other sciences. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville From there he proceeded to Padua, one of the most famous of the Italian universities, and noted for the views some of its members held on the subjects of astronomy and necromancy. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend To realise that the wonderful and yet simple necromancy was gradually encircling her again, had its parallel in the taking of a tonic, whose effect was cumulative. The Shuttle His mind was already projecting greater triumphs in this modern necromancy by which millionaires evoke and materialize millions from the empty air—apparently. The Cost She was an able, politic, and high-minded woman, so successful in what she undertook, that the vulgar, no way partial to her husband or her family, imputed her success to necromancy. The Bride of Lammermoor In a hundred yards we had gained the open country, leaving behind us the mighty but unreal necromancies of the moon. The Mountains His imagination seized upon the idea, as it would have seized on some theory of necromancy proved true and workable. The Lost Prince There is a dread, unhallowed necromancy of evil, that turns things sweetest and holiest to phantoms of horror and affright. Uncle Tom's Cabin But the black art in which that subtle courtier was a proficient is one that dispenses with necromancy. Calderon the Courtier, a Tale By what strange necromancy am I thus metamorphosed, thus tamed? Anna St. Ives The Homeric method of necromancy is wisely preferred, and the Sibyl reveals the past and future of Rome as the spirits pass before them. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal They talked of the wonderful necromancy the gods had used to set their lives to the sweet music of happiness. Thoroughbreds Then he was himself the cause of this wonderful event; there was no necromancy concerned in it. Rico and Wiseli Surely the august Spirit of Kwammu Tenno might well rejoice in this charming evocation of the past by architectural necromancy! Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Evidently this is a sleep induced by necromancy. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Porras assured them that no real caravel had arrived, but a mere phantasm conjured up by the admiral, who was deeply versed in necromancy. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) His supposed devotion to necromancy and his adventurous career have made his story a favourite one for romance-writers. Books Fatal to Their Authors While Torquil thus spoke, he unloosed the clasps of the young chief's hauberk, in the simple belief that he could thus break the meshes which fear and necromancy had twined about his heart. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The necromancy and black art of all antiquity are childish by comparison. Steam, Steel and Electricity She was no longer restricted to quiet speech by any stupendous necromancy: and uncommonly plain she looked, after the passing of those lovely ladies. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Or, might there after all be a power in necromancy that he yet dreamed not of? Archibald Malmaison "Then you don't believe in necromancy—that they can tell the past and the future by the aid of astrology?" Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece But—heaven help us!—what necromancy is this! Tom Cringle's Log But this does not go far enough to substantiate a charge of necromancy. Lives of the Necromancers Suddenly, by some strange necromancy, there was conjured in Hazel's mind a picture of Reddin—flushed, hard-eyed, with an expression that aroused in her misgiving and even terror. Gone to Earth My first lessons in necromancy were received on the mole of Napoli, amid burly Inglesi, straight-nosed Greeks, swarthy Sicilians, and Maltese with spirits as fine as the gold of their own chains. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons He also studied necromancy, the better to frighten his apprentices. A Wanderer in Florence When they were together again, the gallant Don comforted poor Sancho Panza with hopes of an island, and explained away all their sufferings on the grounds of necromancy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Trithemius has been accused of necromancy and a commerce with demons. Lives of the Necromancers Galt asserts that the plot turns on a tradition of unhallowed necromancy—a human sacrifice, like that of Antinous attributed to Hadrian. Byron By the crime of magic, the author informs us, he means any improper communication between men and evil spirits, whether it be called theurgy, soothsaying, necromancy, chiromancy, incantation or witchcraft. Thaumaturgia If you would realize the wondrous necromancy of the sun, pass a night in some primeval forest, untouched by the hand of man. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Others, in a less Christian temper, referred it all to the necromancy of the admiral. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 Little in point of fact is known respecting this eminent personage in the annals of necromancy. Lives of the Necromancers There can be little doubt, however, that the good father infused the suspicions of necromancy into his master's bosom. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Turning, under a sort of confused impression that necromancy was actually abroad in the place, he found that he was in the hands of a sorcerer no less dangerous and powerful than Ishmael Bush. The Prairie And the stirless air that filled it was charged with necromancy. Harlequin and Columbine Soulis was a traitor to his country, and so notoriously wicked, that tradition endows him with the power of infernal necromancy. The Scottish Chiefs The volume of records of supposed necromancy and witchcraft is sufficiently copious, without its being in any way necessary to trace it through its latest relics and fragments. Lives of the Necromancers Next an unfortunate black goat was dragged forward by the horns, a very thin black goat, and its throat was cut over a little fire, a sacrifice that suggested necromancy of the most Satanic sort. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales Having obtained his doctorial hat, he travelled through Europe practising necromancy and acquiring a thoroughly bad reputation. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Under the terrible necromancy of his sin the wife from whom he had scarcely concealed a thought in preceding years was the one whom he most feared. Without a Home The coroner had entered with a look of awe on his face, as if Kennedy had directed him by some sort of necromancy. The War Terror I find a story dated about this period, which, though it does not strictly belong to the subject of necromancy or dealings with the devil, seems well to deserve to be inserted in this work. Lives of the Necromancers By some feminine necromancy, too, she divined the link which binds you with the death of Mrs. Lester. Number Seventeen In all ages men whose learning and achievements were beyond the comprehension of simple folk were thought to have derived their powers from the practice of necromancy. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music If Slivers could only have seen the interior of Madame Midas's dining room, by some trick of necromancy, he would certainly not have been able to do the subject justice in the swearing line. Madame Midas That he should have been led into a maze of cheap necromancy is, on the face, improbable. The Blind Spot A more melancholy tale does not occur in the annals of necromancy than that of the Lancashire witches in 1612. Lives of the Necromancers The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy. Jack Tier They are upon all manner of subjects—from the necklace of the Pleiades to circumcision; from necromancy to the characteristics of certain Abyssinian women; from devilish rites and ceremonies to precious stones as prophylactics. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The circumstance that the cap was momentarily placed over the insects, struck the savages as a piece of necromancy, in particular. Oak Openings What necromancy so wonderful, as the potentiality of if? At the Mercy of Tiberius Thus we agreed to enter upon a scheme of necromancy. Lives of the Necromancers The result of which necromancy I shall duly report. Letters of Franklin K. Lane Accordingly, they brought necromancy to their aid, and instead of supporting the character of their heroes by dignity of sentiment and practice, distinguished them by their bodily strength, activity, and extravagance of behaviour. The Adventures of Roderick Random He had got them to believe in necromancy—a very considerable step toward the exercise of despotic power. Oak Openings Was there some necromancy in the azure flames, that suddenly revealed the beloved face of the wife of his youth, and the lovely vision of their only child? At the Mercy of Tiberius There is a story of necromancy which unfortunately makes too prominent a figure in the history of the court and character of king James the First. Lives of the Necromancers But, ah! celestial enchantress! the necromancy of thy tyrannical charms hath fettered my faculties with adamantine chains, which, unless thy compassion shall melt I must eternally remain in the Tartarean gulf of dismal despair. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle No fate is strong enough—no necromancy— To make it stir one pulse of my calm life. Yesterdays Thus delivering himself, le Bourdon proceeded with his necromancy. Oak Openings The vast distance between London and Aswan became as naught; and whatever power of necromancy the Sorceress had might have been exercised over the dead mother, and possibly the dead child. The Jewel of Seven Stars The oldest and most authentic record from which we can derive our ideas on the subject of necromancy and witchcraft, unquestionably is the Bible. Lives of the Necromancers So swift was that transition from the grisly unreal to the normal that even to my unsuperstitious mind it smacked of necromancy. The Metal Monster He, too, walked off to the necromancy of a lens that multiplied his pace a thousandfold. Merton of the Movies So far from suspecting the truth, or of detecting the lucky coincidence by which le Bourdon had been led to the cover of their warriors, it all appeared to them to be pure necromancy. Oak Openings It is odd, but I stand here and fancy These people who now play a part, All forced by some strange necromancy To speak, and to act, from the heart. Poems of Cheer There is a further circumstance in the case, which causes us additionally to revolt from the very idea of necromancy, strictly so called. Lives of the Necromancers In necromancy the peculiar rule holds good that, unless it is summoned by a king, a spirit raised from the dead appears head downward and feet in the air. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 It was while I was thus under the full spell of the Shakespearean necromancy that a significant event occurred. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments "What my brother do next?" demanded Bear's Meat, who, being a somewhat vulgar-minded savage, was all for striking and wonder- working exhibitions of necromancy. Oak Openings Ah! gone is the old necromancy, For nothing seems right to my eye. Complete Poetical Works We have a more detailed tale of necromancy, when Dido, deserted by Aeneas, resolves on self-destruction. Lives of the Necromancers I had an unpleasant mental vision of the dark road, of the sombre grounds, and the desolately suspicious aspect of that home of necromancy and intrigue and feminist adoration. Under Western Eyes "What! not to believe in ghosts and necromancy and witchcraft and the evil eye and ghouls and vampyres, and I don't know what all out of nursery stories and old annuals?" Donal Grant, by George MacDonald The fires served as beacons, and Margery had been a distant witness of the bee-hunter's necromancy as well as of his escape. Oak Openings He was said to deal in necromancy, and to be attended by an old Indian witch or prophetess, whom he consulted and who assisted him by her charms and incantations. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon This was a period which produced a new era in the history of necromancy and witchcraft. Lives of the Necromancers Gigantic idea! one way of pouring hope into pint cups,—in short, a new necromancy! Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau "Let me explain!" said Donal: "what could necromancy, which is one of the branches of magic, do for one at the best?" Donal Grant, by George MacDonald But in judging of his enlightenment, we must remember that the evils of necromancy and divination were far greater than those of intolerance in the ancient world. Laws I now called to mind what I had read of certain colleges in old times, where judicial astrology, geomancy, necromancy, and other forbidden and magical sciences were taught. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon It may seem strange that in a treatise concerning necromancy we should have occasion to speak of the English law of high treason. Lives of the Necromancers Medicine among the early Greeks, before the time of Hippocrates, was a crude mixture of religion, necromancy, and mysticism. A History of Science — Volume 1 Now tell me—what can the art of writing, and its expansion, or perhaps its development rather, in printing, do in the same direction as necromancy? Donal Grant, by George MacDonald We let fly no arrow, but the belief persisted that here was seen veritably at work the necromancy that all along they had guessed. 1492 He told them that there had been no vessel in port; that what had been seen was a mere phantasm conjured up by Columbus, who was deeply versed in necromancy. The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time He was also no doubt a pretender to necromancy. Lives of the Necromancers Any iron ring let into stone is the entrance to a cave which only waits for the magician, and the little fire, and the necromancy, that will make the earth shake. Some Christmas Stories "I am sure," persisted Kate, "Mr. Grant talked so as to make me think he believed in necromancy and all that sort of thing!" Donal Grant, by George MacDonald In short it appears that these books are the source of all that has been transmitted to us by the Greeks and Latins in every science, even in alchymy, necromancy, etc. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Ah, no longer wizard Fancy Builds her castles in the air, Luring me by necromancy Up the never-ending stair! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow And the third sister Morgan le Fay was put to school in a nunnery, and there she learned so much that she was a great clerk of necromancy. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 A spectre is concealed on a silver or glassy surface until, by our necromancy, we make it come forth into the visible world. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science |
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