On the decline of life in health and diseaseJ. Churchill, 1853 - 300 pages |
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Page 48
... continues to an indefinite period , becoming gradually less and less . The of desire and the power of exertion gradually diminish , until at length they cease altogether ; and the genital organs , being no longer required , shrink ...
... continues to an indefinite period , becoming gradually less and less . The of desire and the power of exertion gradually diminish , until at length they cease altogether ; and the genital organs , being no longer required , shrink ...
Page 49
... continues to keep up the vitality of the body , so the nutritive organs continue to supply to the blood fresh matter , and the bowels , kidneys , and skin , to eliminate the refuse . The absorbents carry off portions of the former ...
... continues to keep up the vitality of the body , so the nutritive organs continue to supply to the blood fresh matter , and the bowels , kidneys , and skin , to eliminate the refuse . The absorbents carry off portions of the former ...
Page 68
... continue to be only half men . All those who attain to the highest degree of longevity were abundant in the generative power , and it remained faithful to them to the last period of their existence . They married often in their 100th ...
... continue to be only half men . All those who attain to the highest degree of longevity were abundant in the generative power , and it remained faithful to them to the last period of their existence . They married often in their 100th ...
Page 73
... continue the condition of healthful maturity unchanged , to bear this con- stantly in mind , and so to regulate the actions which wear out the vital structures and the means by which they are nourished and reproduced as to sustain that ...
... continue the condition of healthful maturity unchanged , to bear this con- stantly in mind , and so to regulate the actions which wear out the vital structures and the means by which they are nourished and reproduced as to sustain that ...
Page 89
... continuing either for a lengthened time , yet if fatigue has really been induced by whatever physical labour , absolute rest is the best and only relaxation . The most complete relaxation of the animal system , the most perfect means of ...
... continuing either for a lengthened time , yet if fatigue has really been induced by whatever physical labour , absolute rest is the best and only relaxation . The most complete relaxation of the animal system , the most perfect means of ...
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Page 29 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 125 - As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death; The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength; So, cast and mingled with his very frame.
Page 299 - All the publications of Mr. Churchill are prepared with so much taste and neatness, that it is superfluous to speak of them in terms of commendation.