 | Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1804 - 398 pages
...of these trials : " We do therefore signify our deep sense of, and sorrow for, our errors in afting on such evidence ; we pray that we may be considered...living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion." Mr. Paris * who was active in the prosecution, and evidently a serious... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1808 - 226 pages
...signify our d«ep sense of, and sorrow for, our errors in acting on snch evidense; we pray that wemay be considered candidly and aright, by the living sufferers, as being then undei the power of a itrong and; general delusion." Mr. Paris, who 17« Witchcraft. was active in the... | |
 | 1814 - 548 pages
...our error, and pray that God would not impute the guilt of it to ourselves, nor others. And we also pray that we may be considered candidly and aright...living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion.' The statutes against witches however continued in force, and as late... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1820 - 332 pages
...jurymen at some of these trials; "We do therefore signify our deep sense of, and sorrow for, our errors in acting on such evidence; we pray that we may be...living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion." Mr. Paris, who was active in the prosecution, and evidently a serious... | |
 | James Sabine - Church history - 1820 - 656 pages
...and sorrow for, our errors in aeting on sueh evidenee ; we pray that we may be eonsidered eandidly and aright, by the living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion." — " They asked pardon for having brought the guilt of innoeent blood... | |
 | United States - 1822 - 590 pages
...and sorrow for, our errors; and we hereby declare that we .were sadly deluded and mistaken : we also pray that we may be considered candidly and aright...living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion." We read of nine old women being burnt at Kalisk, in Poland, charged with... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...give their testimoiry ; Indians were called to tell their stories of wonder, and women their nocturnal frights. For a time the counsels of age were unheard...it might not stand against her to all generations." In conclusion it may be remarked, that no people on earth are now more enlightened on this subject... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Explorers - 1823 - 428 pages
...who were executed, or the confessions of numbers who had been accusers, or the conviction of errours on the part of those who were leaders in these awful...and who was hung, four years afterwards, recalled th* sentence, " that it might not stand against her to all generations." In conclusion it may be remarked,... | |
 | Robert Calef - Witchcraft - 1823 - 324 pages
...our error; and pray that God would not impute the guilt of it to ourselves, nor others; and we also pray that we may be considered candidly, and aright,...living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion, utterly unacquainted with, and not experienced in, matters of that nature.... | |
 | John Neal - American literature - 1828 - 344 pages
...guilt of it to ourselves, nor others ; and we also pray that we may be considered candidly and nright, by the living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion, utterly unacquainted with, and not experienced in matters of that nature.... | |
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God would not impute the guilt of it to ourselves nor others; and we also pray that we may be considered candidly and aright by the living sufferers, as being then under the power of a strong and general delusion, utterly unacquainted with, and not experienced... 
