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He seems to regard the spermatorrhæa - phobia , as we may term it , to be a
species of monomania , in which light we ourselves are inclined to regard it ; but
he judiciously advises that to a patient laboring under this form of mental malady
...
He seems to regard the spermatorrhæa - phobia , as we may term it , to be a
species of monomania , in which light we ourselves are inclined to regard it ; but
he judiciously advises that to a patient laboring under this form of mental malady
...
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... birth inherit a peculiar conformation of features or frame from the parent , so
they frequently evince , even in the earlier years of childhood , mental
characteristics and peculiarities that nothing but hereditary predisposition can
account for .
... birth inherit a peculiar conformation of features or frame from the parent , so
they frequently evince , even in the earlier years of childhood , mental
characteristics and peculiarities that nothing but hereditary predisposition can
account for .
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... excitement of the generative system , either mental or physical , is to induce the
youngest child to stimulate the awakened appetite , and attempt to gratify the
immature sexual desires which should have remained dormant for years to come
.
... excitement of the generative system , either mental or physical , is to induce the
youngest child to stimulate the awakened appetite , and attempt to gratify the
immature sexual desires which should have remained dormant for years to come
.
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... begun under the most favorable auspices , has been thwarted , and many a
boy's mental and bodily powers and growth checked . Among what may be called
the prophylactic remedies for selfabuse , the sponge - bath stands pre - eminent .
... begun under the most favorable auspices , has been thwarted , and many a
boy's mental and bodily powers and growth checked . Among what may be called
the prophylactic remedies for selfabuse , the sponge - bath stands pre - eminent .
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YOUTH ( by which we mean that portion of a man's earthly existence during
which he is growing — that is , in which he has not yet attained his maximum of
mental and physical stature and strength ) is , as regards the reproductive
functions , to ...
YOUTH ( by which we mean that portion of a man's earthly existence during
which he is growing — that is , in which he has not yet attained his maximum of
mental and physical stature and strength ) is , as regards the reproductive
functions , to ...
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Page 50 - If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions ; but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion.
Page 47 - In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast; In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Page 328 - ... for this night's repetition of the folly ; could he feel the body of the death out of which I cry hourly with feebler and feebler outcry to be delivered, — it were enough to make him dash the sparkling beverage to the earth in all the pride of its mantling temptation ; to make him clasp his teeth, and not undo 'em To suffer WET DAMNATION to run thro
Page 164 - As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any sexual gratification for herself. She submits to her husband, but only to please him; and, but for the desire of maternity, would far rather be relieved from his attentions.
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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