 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 pàgines
...the Perpetual Motion ; and to effect the discovery of this, he set to work with indefatigable ardor. From unremitting attention to the object of his enthusiasm,...interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical illusion of the imagination : he fancied that he... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 610 pàgines
...his imagination was greatly heated, his sleep was interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical...imagination : he fancied that he had lost his head upon the scaffold ; that it had been thrown promiscuously among the heads of many olher victims ; that... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd, John Nyren - 1852 - 626 pàgines
...was infatuated with the chimera of the Perpetual Motion, and to effect the discovery of this, he set to work with indefatigable ardour. From unremitting...of his enthusiasm, coinciding with the influence of revplutlbnary disturbances, his imagination was greatly heated, his sleep was interrupted, and at length... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 370 pàgines
...the Perpetual Motion, and to effect the discovery of this, he set to work with indefatigable ardor. From unremitting attention to the object of his enthusiasm,...interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical illusion of the imagination : he fancied that he... | |
 | 1854 - 426 pàgines
...was infatuated with the chimera of the Perpetual Motion, and to effect the discovery of this, he set to work with indefatigable ardour. From unremitting...interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical illusion of the imagination: he fancied that he... | |
 | John Timbs - 1866 - 340 pàgines
...watchmaker who was infatuated with the chimera of Perpetual Motion, and to effect this discovery, he set to work with indefatigable ardour. From unremitting...interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical illusion of the imagination : he fancied that he... | |
 | John Timbs - 1866 - 336 pàgines
...his imagination was greatly heated, his sleep was interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical...imagination : he fancied that he had lost his head upon the scaffold; that it had been thrown promiscuously among the heads of many other victims; that... | |
 | 1866 - 590 pàgines
...watchmaker who was infatuated with the chimera of Perpetual Motion, and to effect this discovery, he set to work with indefatigable ardour. From unremitting...interrupted, and at length a complete derangement took place. His case was marked by a most whimsical illusion of the imagination : he fancied that he... | |
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Motion, and to effect the discovery of this, he set to work with indefatigable ardour. From unremitting attention to the object of his enthusiasm, coinciding with the influence of revolutionary disturbances, his imagination was greatly heated, his sleep... 