Apparitions; or, the mystery of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses, developed. Being a collection of entertaining stories, founded on fact ... / [Joseph Taylor].

  • Joseph Taylor
Date:
1815
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Credit: Apparitions; or, the mystery of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses, developed. Being a collection of entertaining stories, founded on fact ... / [Joseph Taylor]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    secret had transpired: when, all on a sudden, he heard the latch of the door gently raised; and, perceiving something approach the bed and at- tempt to take up the clothes, he resisted with sufficient strength to frustrate the attempt, and immediately the room appeared to be all in a flame; he saw many crosses, and inscriptions en- joining silence and a passive acquiescence in whatever should happen; he saw also, in the middle of the room, something of a human ap- pearance, very tall, and very luminous. The officer was at first struck with terror, and the vision made a second approach to the bed-side; but the gentleman, recovering his fortitude with the first moment of reflection, dexterously threw a slip knot, which he had fastened to one of the bed- posts, over the phantom’s neck: he instantly drew it close, which brought him to the ground, and then threw himself upon him. The fall and the struggle made so much noise, that the other offi- cer and the landlord ran up with lights and wea- pons; and the goblin was found to be no other than the good Friar, who, having conceived some- thing more than a spiritual affection for his land- lord’s pretty daughter, had played this infernal farce, to gratify his passion. Being now secured and detected, beyond hope C ' i of
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