Gypsy sorcery and fortune telling, illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes, and tales (1891)
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 204
in the grand opera, and are wildwith delight at Punch, we turn aside from the endless miracle of natureto be charmed and bewildered with the petty thaumaturgy of guitars in thedark, cigarettes, and rope-tying, because it corresponds to and is miracleenough for us. And perhaps it is as well ; for… … CHAPTER XII. FORTUNE-TELLING {continued). ROMANCE BASED ON CHANCE, OR HOPE, AS REGARDS THE FUTURE FOLK- AND SORCERY-LORE AUTHENTIC INSTANCES OF GYPSY PREDICTION. T would seem to all who now live that life wouldbe really intolerably dry were it utterly deprivedof mystery, marvel, or romance. This…
Magic, Romani · Romanies
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