A treatise on the second sight, dreams and apparitions; with several instances sufficiently attested, and an appendix of others equally authentic; The whole illustrated with letters to and from the author on the subject of his treatise; and a short dissertation on the mischievous effects of loose principles / By Theophilus Insulanus [pseud.] [i.e. D. M'Leod].

  • Macleod, Donald, 1729?-1781
Date:
1763
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Credit: A treatise on the second sight, dreams and apparitions; with several instances sufficiently attested, and an appendix of others equally authentic; The whole illustrated with letters to and from the author on the subject of his treatise; and a short dissertation on the mischievous effects of loose principles / By Theophilus Insulanus [pseud.] [i.e. D. M'Leod]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    {v ] or thinks himfelf truly pious; will flighe thofe dangers that feem terrible to the dif. folute, who neither are, nor can, be good foldiers, patriots, or believers. The confpicuous examples tran{mitted to pofterity by your Father and Uncle, who fell glorioufly fighting for their country’s caufe, arerecent; and the many inftances of fincere friend{fhip I received from them, are ftill fo frefh in my memory,. that I lay hold of this opportunity to ac- knowledge them in this public manner, by infcribing your name to this {mall Per- formance. Youwill not expet,that I fhould compliment you upon the figure your Predeceffors, for many ages, have made: at home and abroad: hiftory may furnifh the inquifitive with their military at- chievements, very much to their honour. I fhall only add, that I wifh and exped, you will treadin the fame paths, that have been pointed out by fuch zealous patriots, who, on all occafions, in the moft peri- lous times, have, with {word in hand, op- pofed