Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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... woman of the same place remained four months without food , and another fasted a whole year . " Haller reports two other cases of fasting for three and four years . " Mackenzie reports in the Philosophi- cal Transactions the story of a ...
... woman of the same place remained four months without food , and another fasted a whole year . " Haller reports two other cases of fasting for three and four years . " Mackenzie reports in the Philosophi- cal Transactions the story of a ...
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... woman who took no liquid for forty days . Bérard thinks that the marvellous- ness of these facts disappears when we remember how much liquid is contained in all food ; * but I am rather disposed to doubt the accu- racy of the facts than ...
... woman who took no liquid for forty days . Bérard thinks that the marvellous- ness of these facts disappears when we remember how much liquid is contained in all food ; * but I am rather disposed to doubt the accu- racy of the facts than ...
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... woman - who kept the dresses , nursed the sick , re- vered Rugge , told fortunes on a pack of cards which she always kept in her pocket , and acted occasionally in parts where age was no drawback and ugliness desirable - such as a witch ...
... woman - who kept the dresses , nursed the sick , re- vered Rugge , told fortunes on a pack of cards which she always kept in her pocket , and acted occasionally in parts where age was no drawback and ugliness desirable - such as a witch ...
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... woman served Rugge for housekeeper , made his tea , grill- ed his chop , and for company's sake shared his meals . Excitement as often sharpens the appetite as takes it away . Rugge had supped on hope , and he felt a craving for a more ...
... woman served Rugge for housekeeper , made his tea , grill- ed his chop , and for company's sake shared his meals . Excitement as often sharpens the appetite as takes it away . Rugge had supped on hope , and he felt a craving for a more ...
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... woman whose wits are superior to his own . It is true that Jasper , on his re- turn to the metropolis , was not mag- netically attracted towards Podden Place ; nay , days and even weeks elapsed , and Mrs Crane was not gladdened by his ...
... woman whose wits are superior to his own . It is true that Jasper , on his re- turn to the metropolis , was not mag- netically attracted towards Podden Place ; nay , days and even weeks elapsed , and Mrs Crane was not gladdened by his ...
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