The London Medical and Surgical Spectator: Or, Monthly Register of Medicine in Its Various Branches : Containing Original Communications; Cases and Reviews in Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, and Pharmacy; with a Variety of Miscellaneous Matter, and Other, Volume 21809 |
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Page 41 - I observed; he frequently fixed his eyes, with horror and affright, on some ideal object ; and then, with a sudden and violent motion, buried his head underneath the bed-cloaths.
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