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black a An old woman who lived in Gillams believed that she could put a curse on anyone if she so desired. She believed that she could do this by reading a certain psalm, " "the black psalm", she called it, "on" the p erson she wished to curse. The number of the psalm was se...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4531
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Summary:black a An old woman who lived in Gillams believed that she could put a curse on anyone if she so desired. She believed that she could do this by reading a certain psalm, " "the black psalm", she called it, "on" the p erson she wished to curse. The number of the psalm was secret to her, and she would not dare to tell anyone . . . See cited quotation. DNE-cit G. M. Story JAN 1973 JH JAN 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 6 Used I Source appears in DNE I as M 68-17