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The mysteries and secrets of magic (1927)

Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. n 50008333 · London : Lane · leaf 235

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EWELS Anselm de Boot, physician to Rodolph II, in a work written in the seventeenth century on the “ Virtues of precious Stones,” argues, “ whether the power of dis¬ crimination between right and wrong, legal or illegal affeftion be a natural quality of the Stone, or belongs to a spirit residing in… … MAGICAL JEWEL The Egyptian king Nechepsus (630 (XVI century, said to have been designed by b.c.) is said to have worn a green Holbein.) jasper cut in the shape of a dragon surrounded with rays, which, “ when applied to the region of the digestive organs Strengthened that part wonderfully.” The…

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