Listening to his laughter at almost indecent jokes, his ejaculations of wonder when conjurers showed their skill, his enthusiastic clappings after acrobats had proved their strength, she understood that all his natural sternness was temporarily relaxed; he would not allow himself to be disturbed by any semi-religious notions of propriety or impropriety; he was just a jolly comrade for an evening's sport.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
If we pass through the planitary worlds, we shall be able to muster up two conjurers, who endeavoured to shine with the stars.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Ignorance and superstition render them easy dupes to their teachers, doctors, prophets, conjurers; to artful, designing men.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch