Donsterswivel, with much talk of planetary influences, and spirits, and "suffumigation," presently set fire to a little pile of chips, and when the flame was at the highest flung in a handful of perfumes, which produced a strong and pungent odour. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction] Reference
"Only a simple suffumigation," said the Baronet, "accompanied by availing ourselves of a suitable planetary hour.". From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
Lilly writes that one Evans, having raised a spirit, at the request of Lord Bothwell and Sir K. Digby, and forgotten a suffumigation, the spirit, enraged, snatched him out from his circle, and carried him from his house in the Minories into a field near Battersea. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
But 'after some time of invocation, Evans was taken out of the room, and carried into the fields near Battersea causeway, close to the Thames:' taken by the spirits, because the magician 'had not at the time of invocation made any suffumigation;' for spirits must always be treated gingerly. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification --- planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary] Reference
"Only a simple suffumigation," said the Baronet, "accompanied by availing ourselves of the suitable planetary hour.". From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Volume 02] Reference
I enquired upon what account the spirit carried him away: who said, he had not, at the time of invocation, made any suffumigation, at which the spirits were vexed. From Wordnik.com. [William Lilly's History of His Life and Times From the Year 1602 to 1681] Reference
You see I would draw a pentagon within a circle, which is no trouble at all, and make my suffumigation within it, and dere we would be like in one strong castle, and you would hold de sword while I did say de needful worts. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Complete] Reference
Lilly received this story from Evans; and, having asked him how such an event came to attend on the experiment, was answered that, in practising the invocation, he had heedlessly omitted the necessary suffumigation, at which omission the spirit had taken offence. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Necromancers] Reference
I would draw a circle with a pentagon, and make my suffumigation within it, while you kept the demon at bay with a drawn sword. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
Take your meate in the hotte time of Summer in cold places, but in the Winter let there bee a bright fire, and take it in hotte places, your parlors or Chambers being first purged and ayred with suffumigations, which I would not haue you to enter before the suffumigation bee plainely extinct, lest you draw the fume by reason of the odour. . From Wordnik.com. [Early English Meals and Manners] Reference
Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification -- planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Volume 02] Reference
"Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification -- planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Complete] Reference
“Simple suffumigation? simple nonsensification — planetary hour? planetary fiddlestick!. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary] Reference
I do not say dere is not de spirit in it, because of de suffumigation; but, if you are not afraid, he shall not be invisible. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Complete] Reference
I do not say dere is not de spirit in it, because of de suffumigation; but, if you are not afraid, he shall not be invisible. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary — Volume 01] Reference
I do not say dere is not de spirit in it, because of de suffumigation; but, if you are not afraid, he shall not be invisible.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary] Reference
“Only a simple suffumigation,” said the Baronet. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquary] Reference
"Simple suffumigation!. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
Ergo, this "stinking suffumigation.". From Wordnik.com. [The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831] Reference
Not farre of, there was a cleft in the earth, the which continually did cast foorth burning matter, and taking of this, and filling the bottome of the vessel, they did put certaine ginnes and sweet woods which made an inestimable suffumigation, as of the sweetest past, afterwardes closing the same, and putting downe the couer, both partes being holow, and the lipping and ribbing perforated and pearced through the transparent, Christal cleare and bright, they rendered a pleasant and diuers coulered light, by the which through the smal holes the bathes were lightened, and the heate stil incarcerated and interdicted. From Wordnik.com. [Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame] Reference
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