An ACCOUNT of ſome IMAGINARY APPARITIONS.
An Imaginary Apparition, the Effect of Fear.
From the Secrets of the Inviſible World laid open.
A Sober grave gentleman, who muſt ⟨not⟩ wear a name in our ſtory becauſe ⟨it⟩ was rather a diſtemper in his mind than ⟨a⟩ real deficiency of brains, had by a long ⟨diſ⟩- uſe of the ſprightly part of his ſenſe, ⟨which⟩ he really had no want of at other times, ⟨ſuf⟩- fered himſelf to ſink a little too low in ⟨his⟩ ſpirits, and let the Hypochondria emit ⟨to⟩ ſtrongly in the vapour and ſumes up into ⟨his⟩ head. This had its fits and intervals; ⟨ſome⟩- times he was clear-ſighted, and clear-⟨head⟩- ed, but at other times he ſaw ſtars at ⟨noon⟩-day, and devils at night : in a word, ⟨the⟩ world was an apparition to his ⟨imagination⟩, when the flatus prevailed, and ſhe ⟨ſpleen⟩ boiled up: of all which he could give no ⟨ac⟩- count, nor could he aſſiſt the operation ⟨of⟩ phyſic by any of his own powers towards ⟨a⟩ Cure.
It happened, that he was abroad ⟨at a⟩ friend's houſe later than ordinary one ⟨night;⟩ but being noon light, and having a ⟨ſervant⟩ with him, he ſeemed to be eaſy and ⟨was⟩ obſerved to be cheerful and even ⟨merry,⟩ with a great deal of good-humour, more ⟨than⟩ had been obſerved in him for ſome time ⟨be⟩- fore.
He knew his way perfectly well, for it ⟨was⟩
