10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEIROMANCER»
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cheiromancer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cheiromancer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Planet, its Past and Future; or, Lectures on geology ... ...
To gratify this disposition, the astrologer consults the stars in nightly watches, and
interrogates them regarding the influence he supposes them to have on human
destinies; the cheiromancer scrutinizes the lines of the hand to find some ...
William DENTON (Geologist), 1869
2
The Princess Clarice: A Story of 1871
And, I dare say, a cheiromancer would have said the same of the lines on the
palms of his hands. But when you looked closely at Arthur Swingate, you could
perceive that the curves and lines of his countenance were vulgar in tracery, and
that ...
3
Our planet, its past and future
Cheiromancer, one who tells fortunes by the hand. Chert, an impure variety of
flint. Chimpanzee, an ape found on the western coast of Africa, which, next to the
gorilla, most resembles man. Climatal, relating to climate. Club-Muss, a moss-like
...
4
Human Foot and the Human Hand
That something of the kind was practised among the Romans we learn from a
passage in Juvenal, translated, somewhat freely, by Dryden, as follows: “The
middle sort, who have not much to spare, To cheiromancer's cheaper art repair,
Who ...
5
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:
"Blackmail," said Holmes simply. "Blackmail!How could he be blackmailed?" "
Withgreat respect, my lord, has it not occurred to you that the socalled
cheiromancer or palmist foretold something which, iftrue, would have made Lord
Arthurliableto ...
6
The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology: DIA-INS
There are many other inconstant folds, or markings of the skin, in this region,
which, to the surgeon, are of little import, but which present a book of mystic lore
to the gipsy and the cheiromancer, wherein (when opened by the necessary
charms) ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1839
7
The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald ...
Six years later, in 1513, there is a mention of a “Georgius Faustus,” who is now
described as “cheiromancer,” or palm reader, supposedly operating in Erfurt,
fifteen miles from Weimar. This was followed, in 1587, by the first of the “Faust
books,” ...
8
Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy
... in presence of an impressive monument of patience and sagacity, the precision
of which it would be desirable to verify. I do not know of any astrologer or
cheiromancer now practising metoposcopy, but he would find repute and profit in
it.
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The cyclopaedia of anatomy and physiology
There are many other inconstant folds, or markings of the skin, in this region,
which, to the surgeon, are of little import, but which present a book of mystic lore
to the gipsy and the cheiromancer, wherein (when opened by the necessary
charms) ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1839
10
From Alchemy to Chemistry
... magician, necromancer, or cheiromancer, like Galeotti Marti in Quentin
Durward, or Guiseppe Balsamo, alias Cagliostro, in Mémoires d'un Méderin. Of
all fictional 'alchemists,' the best known is probably Subtle, in Ben .]onson's play,
The ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEIROMANCER»
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cheiromancer is used in the context of the following news items.
Stanley M. Aronson: In a world of uncertainty, we crave to know the …
... clairvoyant, race-track tout, cartomancer, prognosticator, cheiromancer (palmist), feng shui, necromancer, tasseomancer (tea leaves) and, ... «The Providence Journal, Nov 14»
Mastermind behind the brains
The question: How would a cheiromancer tell your fortune? The answer: by reading your palm. University Challenge was, Pearson says, ... «Manchester Evening News, Feb 09»
