The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, custom and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden : E. J. Brill · leaf 286
rpse stood still. The traveller, soaked with perspiration and with panting chest, sheltered himself behind the tree; the corpse raised itself fiercely and threw both its arms around it to grab him. At that moment he sank to the ground in fright, and the corpse thus missing its victim, remained… … Narrow Escape from a Corpse-spectre. he sank to the ground, and the corpse thus missinu; its victim remained rigid embracing the tree. CORPSES CHASING MEN. 737 more, they came forth circumspectly, to find the traveller flat onthe ground. By the light of their torches they perceived, thatthough he…
