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Page 7
The dangers to which men of letters are exposed , according to my observation ,
are two only : one the danger of rapid and intense thought with an impulse to
chronicle instantly , and at any time , by night as by day what are called “ happy ...
The dangers to which men of letters are exposed , according to my observation ,
are two only : one the danger of rapid and intense thought with an impulse to
chronicle instantly , and at any time , by night as by day what are called “ happy ...
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The professional class of men stand amongst those who suffer most severely and
decisively from what may be called simple exhaustion of the nervous system ,
resulting from active over - work . These differ from the other classes in most
points ...
The professional class of men stand amongst those who suffer most severely and
decisively from what may be called simple exhaustion of the nervous system ,
resulting from active over - work . These differ from the other classes in most
points ...
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Still more , in the very act of the sustaining of certain characters on the stage ,
vehement physical efforts are called forth , which demand a degree of muscular
exertion , mental strain and expenditure of vital force altogether , of which the
mere ...
Still more , in the very act of the sustaining of certain characters on the stage ,
vehement physical efforts are called forth , which demand a degree of muscular
exertion , mental strain and expenditure of vital force altogether , of which the
mere ...
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... and yielding to Sir Simon Baskerville the éclat of the successful practitioner , so
called , was content to discover what Sir Simon , in his sublime practical wisdom ,
never knew , except , as to him , a useless mystery , the circulation of the blood ...
... and yielding to Sir Simon Baskerville the éclat of the successful practitioner , so
called , was content to discover what Sir Simon , in his sublime practical wisdom ,
never knew , except , as to him , a useless mystery , the circulation of the blood ...
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Who of us , that is observant , does not constantly witness the conceit that the last
physician called in to give an opinion is the best in the eyes of the looker - on ?
Yet , who of us , that is honest , does not feel that the conceit is absurd , and , by ...
Who of us , that is observant , does not constantly witness the conceit that the last
physician called in to give an opinion is the best in the eyes of the looker - on ?
Yet , who of us , that is honest , does not feel that the conceit is absurd , and , by ...
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| Title | Discourses on Practical Physic |
| Author | Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson |
| Publisher | J. & A. Churchill, 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 93 pages |
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