He raised himself many times from his seat, but fell again on it, for he had been in a sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and, with tottering steps, came to the... Journal of the Senate of the State of Missouri - Page 64by Missouri. General Assembly. Senate - 1845Full view - About this book
| Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1841 - 558 pages
...long that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining Lis balance, and with tottering steps came to the door...was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the »veiling be returned of his own accord... | |
| JOHN FORBES M.D. F.R.S. - 1836 - 650 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs; in a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...and he cried out enthusiastically, " How beautiful 1" During the rest of the day he was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1837 - 594 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the evening he returned of his own accord... | |
| Phrenology - 1837 - 770 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and, with tottering steps,...was constantly in motion, walking up and down the stair-cases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the evening he returned of his own accord... | |
| 1838 - 654 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the evening he returned of his own accord... | |
| Robert Gardiner Hill - 1839 - 222 pages
...the use of his legs ; in a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with 14 tottering steps came to the door of his dark cell....was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the evening he returned of his own accord... | |
| George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1841 - 232 pages
...sitting posture so long, that he had lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour, he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps,...was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight. In the evening he returned of his own accord... | |
| Periodicals - 1841 - 274 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs ; in a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...enthusiastically, " How beautiful !" During the rest of the day he WHS constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and uttering short exclamations of delight.... | |
| Periodicals - 1841 - 276 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs ; in a quarter of nn hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...and he cried out enthusiastically, " How beautiful I" During the rest of the day he was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and... | |
| 1841 - 536 pages
...sifting1 posture so long that he had lost the use of his legs ; in a quarter of an hour he succieded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...door of his dark cell. His first look was at the sky, an'i he cried out enthusiastically, "How beautiful!" Curing the rest of the day he was constantly in... | |
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