conjuring

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Everyone was pleased at the idea of conjuring, and the man was sent for, and asked to show some of his tricks; but he said, "No, I can't tonight, as it is not a good time."

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  • Camille and Morio took that moment to fire off whatever it was they were conjuring, and a shower of sparks flew from their hands, daggers of light aimed directly at the Jansshi. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • I knew his tricks--basic conjuring was a skill I'd begun to learn early in our relationship--but my young fingers had been no match for his. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
  • Antonio still took an interest in conjuring, although it was a mere distraction by which he amused his friends. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • Might not this be the reason why the wood of the pine was so much used in charms and conjuring, as the surest safeguard against evil influences, and its very shadow was held wholesome and sacred? —  Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria
  • Jugglery and conjuring, of a noisy, mysterious, and, we must add, rather silly nature, is "medicine," and the juggler is a "medicine-man." —  The Dog Crusoe and his Master
 

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