Visits from the world of spirits, or, Interesting anecdotes of the dead ... : Being an impartial survey of the most remarkable accounts of apparitions, dreams, ghosts, spectres, and visions ... together with some originals / to which is prefixed, an introduction, by the editor.
- Date:
- 1791
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Visits from the world of spirits, or, Interesting anecdotes of the dead ... : Being an impartial survey of the most remarkable accounts of apparitions, dreams, ghosts, spectres, and visions ... together with some originals / to which is prefixed, an introduction, by the editor. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![three furlongs from any houfe. We went int« the field, and had not gone above a third part, before the fpeftrum, in the fhape of a w^oman, with all the circumftances he had defcribed her to me in the orchard the day before, as much (as the fuddennefs of its appearance, and evanition would permit me to difeover] met us and paffed by. I was a little furprifed at it; and though I had taken up a firm refolution to fpeakto it, yet I bad not the power, nor indeed durft 1 look back, yet I took care not to fhew my fear to iny pupil and guide, and therefore telling him, that 1 was fatif- fied in the truth of his complaint, we walked to the end of the field, and returned, nor did the ghoft meet us at that time above once. I per- ceived in the young man a kind of boldnefs mixed with aflonilhment; the firfl: caufed by my prefence, and the proof he had given of his own relation^ and the other by the fight of his profecutor. In fhort we went home; I fomewhat puzzled, he much animated. At our return, the gentle- woman (whofe inquifitiveriefs had miffed us] watched to fpeak with me; I gave her a conveni- ence, and told her that my opinion was, that her Ton’s complaint was not to be flighted, nor alto- gether dlfcredited, yet that my judgment in his cafe was not fettled. 1 gave her caution more- over, that the thing might not take wind, left the whole country fliould ring, with what we yet had no affurance of. In this junfiure of time, I had bufinefs, which would admit no delay; wherefore 1 went to Laun- cefton that evening, but promifed to fee il;qm again next week. Yet I was prevented by an occa- lion which pleaded a fufficient excufe ; for my Wife was that week brought ffome very ill. ':ever](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28781545_0074.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
