magic instrument

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Two courtiers, anxious to ascertain who should succeed the Emperor Valens on the throne, employed a kind of magic instrument, resembling the modern psychograph, and succeeded in deciphering the letters Theod.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de

I then possess a magic instrument, and I forget the holy Lord.

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry

Marconi's invention seems uncanny, so impossible does it appear even when you watch his magic instrument at work.

From The Young Man and the World by Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah

Now Wainamoinen longed to sing to his harp to rejoice the hearts of his people, but the magic instrument had been lost in the storm conjured by Louhi.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

I remember that I have a magic instrument that resuscitates dead persons.”

From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill