| Mrs. Loudon (Jane) - 1850 - 630 стор.
...THIS creature is called the Death- Watch, from a superstitious notion, that when its beating is heard, it is a sign that some one in the house is going to die. The insect lives in wood, and the noise is produced by its striking its head against whatever is near... | |
| Alexander Ronald Grant - 1870 - 152 стор.
...who are afraid to go through a churchyard at night, or who fancy if they hear a cricket chirp that it is a sign that some one in the house is going to die. But to return to James. He did not make a very good king. He was over anxious for power and too fond... | |
| Alexander Ronald Grant - 1874 - 154 стор.
...who are afraid to go through a churchyard at night, or who fancy if they hear a cricket chirp that it is a sign that some one in the house is going to die. But to return to James. He did not make a very good king. He was over anxious for power and too fond... | |
| Alice Mary Smith - 1920 - 338 стор.
...is a man-eater. JORUNN [to JAKOBINA]. You must not frighten the child. [Silence.] SVEINUNGI. Wasn't it you, Jakobina, who said that sometimes blood comes...JORUNN. Indeed, it means neither the one nor the other. It's nothing but a silly superstition. SVEINUNGI. Not that I believe in it, but look at the windows.... | |
| Alice Mary Smith - 1920 - 338 стор.
...is a man-eater. JORUNN [to JAKOBINA]. You must not frighten the child. [Silence.} SVEINUNGI. Wasn't it you, Jakobina, who said that sometimes blood comes...the farm itself, maybe. JAKOBINA. What do you mean ? JORUNN. Indeed, it means neither the one nor the other. It's nothing but a silly superstition. SVEINUNGI.... | |
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