...whether it is lawful tt make ufe of ft ? A. We think the proper Notion of a Charm ro be this, a Form of Words or Letters, repeated or written, whereby ftrange...pretended to be done beyond the ordinary Power of Narure. A Form of Wvrds, whereby we difHnguifti it from fome Amulets, which pretend to much the fame...

...ii. 424, a charm is defined to be " a form of words or letters, repeated or written, whereby strange things are pretended to be done, beyond the ordinary power of Nature." Andrews, in his continuation of Dr. Henry's History of Great Britain, p. 383, quoting Scot's Discovery...

...ii. 424, a charm is defined to be " a form of words or letters, repeated or written, whereby strange things are pretended to be done, beyond the ordinary power of Nature." Andrews, in his continuation of Dr. Henry's History of Great Britain, p. 383, quoting Scot's Discovery...

...Athenian Oracle it is defined to be "a form of words or letters, repeated or written, whereby strange things are pretended to be done, beyond the ordinary power of Nature." In Googe's version of the Popish Kingdome of Naogeorgus we read as follows — " Besides, for Charmes...

...— A charm has been defined to be "a form of word or letters, repeated or written, whereby strange things are pretended to be done, beyond the ordinary power of Nature." Mason derived the term from the Latin carmen (a verse or incantation). Lodge, speaking of lying, says:...

...derivation. A charm has been defined as "a form of words or letters, repeated or written, whereby strange things are pretended to be done, beyond the ordinary power of nature." It can be seen, though, that this definition is not sufficiently comprehensive. For ages, people have...