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 212
large is a sure cardfor every prophetess. What is remarkable is that a man of the world andone widely travelled, as was my informant, attached great importance tothe story. It is evident that where so much of the sherris sack of faithaccompanies such a small crust of miracle there must be a state… … PROVERBS REFERRING TO WITCHES, GYPSIES, AND FAIRIES. 195 Of an evil woman one says, as in all languages, To je vila —thatis, a witch ; or it is uttered or muttered as, To je vila ljutica—that is, a biting (or bitter) witch ; or to a woman whom one dislikes, Idi vilo ! — Begone, witch ! as in gypsy,…
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