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Excerpt from The History of the Devils of Loudun, Vol. 1: The Alleged Possession of the Ursuline Nuns, and the Trial and Execution of Urbain Grandier, Told by an Eye-Witness
This is not the place to enter more fully into this subject; but it may not be super?uous to remember that in every word there is a magical in?uence, and that each word is in itself the breath of the internal and moving spirit. A word oflove, of comfort, of promise, is able to strengthen the timid, the weak, or the physically ill; but words of hatred, censure, enmity, or menace, lower our confidence and self-reliance. How easily the worldling, who rejoices under good fortune, is cast down under adversity, and despair only enters where religion 15 not - where the mind has no inward and diw''ne comforterpbut there is, probably, no one who IS proof against curse or blessing. [emzemosery Hisz''. I., p.
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This is not the place to enter more fully into this subject; but it may not be super?uous to remember that in every word there is a magical in?uence, and that each word is in itself the breath of the internal and moving spirit. A word oflove, of comfort, of promise, is able to strengthen the timid, the weak, or the physically ill; but words of hatred, censure, enmity, or menace, lower our confidence and self-reliance. How easily the worldling, who rejoices under good fortune, is cast down under adversity, and despair only enters where religion 15 not - where the mind has no inward and diw''ne comforterpbut there is, probably, no one who IS proof against curse or blessing. [emzemosery Hisz''. I., p.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Edmund Goldsmid
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ISBN - 9780265688472
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 140
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Edmund Goldsmid
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ISBN - 9781330280195
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 142
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