Æruginous vomiting, ſpitting at the bye-ſtanders, gnaſhing or grinding of the teeth, or ſnatching at the bed-clothes, are the fore-runners of a diſſolution.
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Æruginous vomiting, ſpitting at the bye-ſtanders, gnaſhing or grinding of the teeth, or ſnatching at the bed-clothes, are the fore-runners of a diſſolution.
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This fidgettineſs, to uſe a vulgar expreſſion for want of a better, is occaſioned wholly by an uneaſineſs in the ſkin, owing to the retenſion of the perſpirable matter—the bed-clothes having received their quantity, and, being ſaturated, refuſing to take any more.
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Most fortunately the exigence of despair prompted Georgiana to instant action—she seized the letter and thrust it under the bed-clothes, […]
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[…] comparatively speaking, few are convinced of, or perhaps acquainted with the fact, that not only do the bed-clothes intercept and retain a large proportion of this offthrow, but that it penetrates both beds and mattresses, which actually absorb a large proportion of it, […]
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