There were superstitious persons who read meaning into this startling visitation of the sea.

Poor and superstitious persons, especially, had recourse to dreams, to wizards, to donations, to sacred animals, and to exvotos to the gods.

How foolish they look-dothey not?-leeringand capering and gnashing their teeth, with no superstitious persons anywhere to pay attention to them.

Some superstitious persons believed him the spirit of a departed Ursa Major, and others of his fraternity welcomed the animal as a favorable omen.

Superstitious persons might have regarded this fact as a warning.

"Talk about superstitious persons, I believe he heads the list," from Jack.