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"Be of good comfort, brother, for we shall have a merry supper with the Lord this night: if there be any way to heaven on horseback or in fiery chariots, this is it." [11]: 20 — John Bradford, English Reformer and Protestant martyr (1 July 1555), to John Leaf, a fellow martyr, prior to being burned at the stake "Let the flames come near me.
Spell for not restraining a person's soul in the realm of the dead. [57] 92. Spell for opening the tomb to a shade so that he may go out into the day and have power in his legs. [58] 93. Spell for not letting a person be ferried over to the East in the realm of the dead. [59] 94. Spell for requesting a water-pot and a palette. [59] 95.
The act of killing by removing a person's head, usually with an axe or other bladed instrument A much-favoured method of execution used around the world. Notable examples include the French Revolution via guillotine, and the Tudor times using an axe. Deleted Murdered Literary Defenestration: The act of killing by throwing a person out of a window
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People believed that the doorways and windows of buildings were particularly vulnerable to the entry or passage of evil. In ancient Greece, grotesque, satyr -like bearded faces, sometimes with the pointed cap of the workman, were carved over the doors of ovens and kilns, to protect the work from fire and mishap. [ 18 ]
Once upon a time, elders used to encourage young people to “keep their word.” Now, the new generation of adults is encouraging everyone to “stand on business,” which essentially means the ...