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Page xv
... received , was dressed by a neighbouring surgeon ; and nature did the rest . But some six or seven weeks after this , the officer began to feel that there was something wrong within him . He became better and worse alternately for two ...
... received , was dressed by a neighbouring surgeon ; and nature did the rest . But some six or seven weeks after this , the officer began to feel that there was something wrong within him . He became better and worse alternately for two ...
Page xviii
... received the poisoned spike in the shoulder ; and after yielding under the pressure of its destructive powers , they were both restored by the process of artificial respiration . The first trial was a very long one ; and the operator ...
... received the poisoned spike in the shoulder ; and after yielding under the pressure of its destructive powers , they were both restored by the process of artificial respiration . The first trial was a very long one ; and the operator ...
Page xxv
... received with abundant scoffs , whilst those who gave vent to them , neglected to advance one single proof condemnatory , either of inaccuracy or of falsehood . Now I am forced to agree with Lord Shrewsbury in every part of his ...
... received with abundant scoffs , whilst those who gave vent to them , neglected to advance one single proof condemnatory , either of inaccuracy or of falsehood . Now I am forced to agree with Lord Shrewsbury in every part of his ...
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... received a perfect cure . Many of my good dissenting brethren will , no doubt , read this with a smile of incredulity on their countenance ; but if they will consider the affair with calmness , they will find upon reflection CHARLES ...
... received a perfect cure . Many of my good dissenting brethren will , no doubt , read this with a smile of incredulity on their countenance ; but if they will consider the affair with calmness , they will find upon reflection CHARLES ...
Page xlix
... receiving his late father's sword from the hand of his kind benefactor ? How forcibly all this speaks to the soul ! and " how beautifully it shows the heart of one , in whose looks , and voice , and manner superadded , there was ...
... receiving his late father's sword from the hand of his kind benefactor ? How forcibly all this speaks to the soul ! and " how beautifully it shows the heart of one , in whose looks , and voice , and manner superadded , there was ...
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