Category: History - Other
Effects of Incredulity and Credulity--Knowledge supposed to be Remembrance--Purpose of this Volume--Progress of rational Belief--Resemblance of Error to Truth--Contagious Nature of Excitement--Improved State of the Human Mind in Modern Times 13
Controversy respecting the Works of Homer; Arguments of the Disputants--Controversy on the supposed Epistles of Phalaris--Opinion of Sir William Temple on the Superiority of the...
38. CHAPTER XIX.State of Medicine in remote Ages--Animals Teachers of Medicine--Gymnastic Medicine--Cato’s Cure for a Fracture--Dearness of ancient Medicines and Medical Books--Absurdity of the...
22. CHAPTER III.Susceptibility of the Imagination in the East--Mahomet--His Origin--He assumes the Title of the Apostle of God--Opposition to him--Revelations brought to Him by the Angel Gabrie...
25. CHAPTER VI.Disguise of Achilles--Of Ulysses--Of Codrus--Fiction employed by Numa Pompilius--King Alfred disguised in the Swineherd’s Cottage--His Visit, as a Harper, to the Danish Camp--Ri...
28. CHAPTER IX.Mary Tofts, the Rabbit Breeder, of Godalming--Progress and Detection of her Impostures--Poisoning of St. Andre--The Bottle Conjuror--Advertisements on this Occasion--Riot produc...
21. CHAPTER II.Remote Origin of Oracles--Influence of Oracles--Opinions respecting them--Cause of the Cessation of Oracles--Superstition early systematized in Egypt--Bœotia early famous for Or...
36. CHAPTER XVII.Origin of Alchemy--Argument for Transmutation--Golden Age of Alchemy--Alchemists in the 13th century--Medals metaphorically described--Jargon of Dr. Dee--The Green Lion--Roger B...
24. CHAPTER V.Pretenders to Royalty numerous--Contest between the Houses of York and Lancaster gives rise to various Pretenders--Insurrection of Jack Cade--He is killed--Lambert Simnel is tut...
23. CHAPTER IV.Account of Pope Joan--Artifice of Pope Sextus V.--Some Christian Ceremonies borrowed from the Jews and Pagans--Melting of the Blood of St. Januarius--Addison’s opinion of it--De...
35. CHAPTER XVI.Hold taken on the public Mind by Prodigies--Dutch Boy with Hebrew Words on the Iris of each Eye--Boy with the word Napoleon in the Eye--Child with a Golden Tooth--Speculations o...
34. CHAPTER XV.Feats of Jugglers formerly attributed to witchcraft--Anglo-Saxon Gleemen--Norman Jugglers or Tregatours--Chaucer’s Description of the Wonders performed by them--Means probably e...
26. CHAPTER VII.Characteristic Mark of a skilful General--Importance anciently attached to military Stratagems--The Stratagem of Joshua at Ai, the first which is recorded--Stratagem of Julius C...
27. CHAPTER VIII.Former Prevalence of Malingering in the Army; and the Motives for it--Decline of the Practice--Where most Prevalent--The means of Simulation reduced to a System--Cases of simula...
33. CHAPTER XIV.Horrible nature of the Superstition of Vampyrism--Persons attacked by Vampyres become Vampyres themselves--Signs by which a Vampyre was known--Origin of one of the signs--Effect...
31. CHAPTER XII.Ancient Memorials of Geographical Discoveries--Mistakes arising from them--Frauds to which they gave occasion--Imposture of Evemerus--Annius of Viterbo wrongfully charged with f...
37. CHAPTER XVIII.Supposed Origin of Astrology--Butler on the Transmission of Astrological Knowledge--Remarks on Astrology by Hervey--Petrarch’s Opinion of Astrology--Catherine of Medicis--Castin...
32. CHAPTER XIII.First Opening of the Regalia to public Inspection--Edwards appointed Keeper--Plan formed by Blood to steal the Regalia--He visits the Tower with his pretended Wife--Means by whi...
20. CHAPTER I.Effects of Incredulity and Credulity--Knowledge supposed to be Remembrance--Purpose of this Volume--Progress of rational Belief--Resemblance of Error to Truth--Contagious Nature...
30. CHAPTER XI.Fashion of decrying modern Artists--M. Picart asserts the Merit of modern Engravers--Means employed by him to prove the Truth of his Assertions--“The innocent Impostors”--Goltzi...
5. CHAPTER V.Pretenders to Royalty numerous--Contest between the Houses of York and Lancaster gives rise to various Pretenders--Insurrection of Jack Cade--He is killed--Lambert Simnel is tut...
19. CHAPTER XIX.State of Medicine in remote Ages--Animals Teachers of Medicine--Gymnastic Medicine--Cato’s Cure for a Fracture--Dearness of ancient Medicines and Medical Books--Absurdity of the...
3. CHAPTER III.Susceptibility of the Imagination in the East--Mahomet--His Origin--He assumes the Title of the Apostle of God--Opposition to him--Revelations brought to Him by the Angel Gabrie...
10. CHAPTER X.Controversy respecting the Works of Homer; Arguments of the Disputants--Controversy on the supposed Epistles of Phalaris--Opinion of Sir William Temple on the Superiority of the...
6. CHAPTER VI.Disguise of Achilles--Of Ulysses--Of Codrus--Fiction employed by Numa Pompilius--King Alfred disguised in the Swineherd’s Cottage--His Visit, as a Harper, to the Danish Camp--Ri...
2. CHAPTER II.Remote Origin of Oracles--Influence of Oracles--Opinions respecting them--Cause of the Cessation of Oracles--Superstition early systematized in Egypt--Bœotia early famous for Or...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Hold taken on the public Mind by Prodigies--Dutch Boy with Hebrew Words on the Iris of each Eye--Boy with the word Napoleon in the Eye--Child with a Golden Tooth--Speculations o...
7. CHAPTER VII.Characteristic Mark of a skilful General--Importance anciently attached to military Stratagems--The Stratagem of Joshua at Ai, the first which is recorded--Stratagem of Julius C...
9. CHAPTER IX.The Bottle Conjuror--Advertisements on this Occasion--Riot produced by the Fraud--Squibs and Epigrams to which it gave rise--Case of Elizabeth Canning--Violent Controversy which...
15. CHAPTER XV.Feats of Jugglers formerly attributed to witchcraft--Anglo-Saxon Gleemen--Norman Jugglers or Tregatours--Chaucer’s Description of the Wonders performed by them--Means probably e...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Horrible nature of the Superstition of Vampyrism--Persons attacked by Vampyres become Vampyres themselves--Signs by which a Vampyre was known--Origin of one of the signs--Effect...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Former Prevalence of Malingering in the Army; and the Motives for it--Decline of the Practice--Where most Prevalent--The means of Simulation reduced to a System--Cases of simula...
12. CHAPTER XII.Ancient Memorials of Geographical Discoveries--Mistakes arising from them--Frauds to which they gave occasion--Imposture of Evemerus--Annius of Viterbo wrongfully charged with f...
13. CHAPTER XIII.First Opening of the Regalia to public Inspection--Edwards appointed Keeper--Plan formed by Blood to steal the Regalia--He visits the Tower with his pretended Wife--Means by whi...
4. CHAPTER IV.Account of Pope Joan--Artifice of Pope Sextus V.--Some Christian Ceremonies borrowed from the Jews and Pagans--Melting of the Blood of St. Januarius--Addison’s opinion of it--De...
11. CHAPTER XI.Fashion of decrying modern Artists--M. Picart asserts the Merit of modern Engravers--Means employed by him to prove the Truth of his Assertions--“The innocent Impostors”--Goltzi...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Origin of Alchemy--Argument for Transmutation--Golden Age of Alchemy--Alchemists in the 13th century--Medals metaphorically described--Jargon of Dr. Dee--The Green Lion--Roger B...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.Supposed Origin of Astrology--Butler on the Transmission of Astrological Knowledge--Remarks on Astrology by Hervey--Petrarch’s Opinion of Astrology--Catherine of Medicis--Castin...
1. CHAPTER I.Effects of Incredulity and Credulity--Knowledge supposed to be Remembrance--Purpose of this Volume--Progress of rational Belief--Resemblance of Error to Truth--Contagious Nature...