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In one instance it fails , and the effect is , of course , burlesque : in another we
think it succeeds , and the consequence is disgust to the reader , — honest ,
genuine , physical disgust , accompanied with a slight sickness at the stomach , if
he ...
In one instance it fails , and the effect is , of course , burlesque : in another we
think it succeeds , and the consequence is disgust to the reader , — honest ,
genuine , physical disgust , accompanied with a slight sickness at the stomach , if
he ...
Page 255
The usual stimulauts again tried produced no effect . The chloruret was reapplied
: in less than a minute the rigidity of the limbs ceased , and the patient sent forth a
piercing cry , which was stopped by the linen impregnated with the chloruret .
The usual stimulauts again tried produced no effect . The chloruret was reapplied
: in less than a minute the rigidity of the limbs ceased , and the patient sent forth a
piercing cry , which was stopped by the linen impregnated with the chloruret .
Page 261
a loss to understand our meaning , let him peruse the following extract from the
essay :This example miglit almost supersede any remarks on what the use of the
cbloruret can not effect : neither that nor any other remedy can supply elementary
...
a loss to understand our meaning , let him peruse the following extract from the
essay :This example miglit almost supersede any remarks on what the use of the
cbloruret can not effect : neither that nor any other remedy can supply elementary
...
Page 485
This magical effect is also produced by the gradual disappearance of daylight .
As the detail becomes indistinct , the masses gain importance , and stand out in
loftier and bolder magnificence . No language can convey an adequate
conception ...
This magical effect is also produced by the gradual disappearance of daylight .
As the detail becomes indistinct , the masses gain importance , and stand out in
loftier and bolder magnificence . No language can convey an adequate
conception ...
Page 528
and to permit importation in the first case , is the express object of the scale of
duties — to prevent exportation , its unavoidable effect . But if this reasoning be
supposed to be inconclusive , let us look to the experience of those years during
...
and to permit importation in the first case , is the express object of the scale of
duties — to prevent exportation , its unavoidable effect . But if this reasoning be
supposed to be inconclusive , let us look to the experience of those years during
...
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