Many plants, again, have had a superstitious connection, having in this respect exercised a powerful influence among the credulous of all ages, numerous survivals of which exist at the present day.

That in a collection of nearly a thousand documents he may have occasionally been too credulous in accepting cleverly executed forgeries as genuine letters is possible, and even probable; in fact, the present writer regards it as certain.

We do not here examine whether, in those days, the people literally were more superstitious and credulous than in the days of paganism.

Good sir, be not too credulous on a Letter: Who knowes

He trusts the credulous with what hopes they please at a very easy rate, upon their own security, until he has drawn them far enough in, and then makes them pay for all at once.

He is very skilful in all the mechanics of cheat, the mathematical magic of imposture, and will outdo the expectation of the most credulous to their own admiration and undoing.

Munden enacted the part of an old man credulous beyond ordinary credulity; and when he came upon the stage there was in him an almost sublime look of wonder, passing over the scene and people around him, and settling apparently somewhere beyond the moon.

Perhaps he did; for credulity itself can impose;can take pleasure in seeing others as credulous as itself.

Grey was a little soft there: an excellent man, but too credulous for a lawyer.