Religion

The wonders of magic, and the rise and progress of astrology, with the various branches of necromancy.

It may be said, truly enough, that all mystical experiences ultimately meet in a single point; but that point assumes widely different aspects according to the mystic's temperament, while the converging lines of approach admit of almost infinite variety.

The Prophecy of Nixon has so often given a name to the productions of authors of different principles, that it is now almost become a doubt whether such a person ever existed. Passing through Cheshire lately, curiosity led me to inquire what credit these legends bore among the natives: and I was not a little surprised to find with what confidence they related events which have come to pass within the memory of many of the inhabitants; and how strictly they adhered to the notion that he would not fail in the rest.

The conditions of our knowledge of the native religion of early Rome may perhaps be best illustrated by a parallel from Roman arch

Are your sex organs the origin of your religion?

A history and translation of the extant manuscripts known as the Sibylline Oracles.

Are some of the monsters of legend and myth actually offspring and progeny of non-humans interbreeding with humans? This is research that postulates that position with anecdotal evidence and etymology. The Official Legal Dictionary for the U.S. Senate circa 1820 defined a human being as a monster, something trying to be human... so maybe the author has a point.