Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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... fire soon smoulders , and finally goes out ; unless the substance of your body which is wasting be from time to time furnished with fresh food , life flickers , and at length becomes ex- tinct . Hunger is the instinct which teaches us ...
... fire soon smoulders , and finally goes out ; unless the substance of your body which is wasting be from time to time furnished with fresh food , life flickers , and at length becomes ex- tinct . Hunger is the instinct which teaches us ...
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... fire on us . For my own part , I hitherto felt little pain or uneasiness , but what resulted from my anxiety for the sufferings of those within . By keeping my face close between two of the bars I obtained air enough to give my lungs ...
... fire on us . For my own part , I hitherto felt little pain or uneasiness , but what resulted from my anxiety for the sufferings of those within . By keeping my face close between two of the bars I obtained air enough to give my lungs ...
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... fire on us , every man that could , rushing tumultuously towards the win- dows with eager hopes of meeting the first shot . But these failing , they whose strength and spirits were quite exhaust- ed laid themselves down , and quietly ...
... fire on us , every man that could , rushing tumultuously towards the win- dows with eager hopes of meeting the first shot . But these failing , they whose strength and spirits were quite exhaust- ed laid themselves down , and quietly ...
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... fire , the breathing becomes difficult , a feverish excitement , often passing into delirium , comes on . Sleep is fit- ful , and distressed by dreams like those of Tantalus . The men ship- wrecked in the " Medusa " dreamt constantly of ...
... fire , the breathing becomes difficult , a feverish excitement , often passing into delirium , comes on . Sleep is fit- ful , and distressed by dreams like those of Tantalus . The men ship- wrecked in the " Medusa " dreamt constantly of ...
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... fire , they had never seen anything in him - an odd creature , perhaps a good creature- probably a poor creature ; - But a MAN of GENIUS ! They would as soon have suspected him of being the Cham of Tartary ! Nay , candid readers , are ...
... fire , they had never seen anything in him - an odd creature , perhaps a good creature- probably a poor creature ; - But a MAN of GENIUS ! They would as soon have suspected him of being the Cham of Tartary ! Nay , candid readers , are ...
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