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" ... set it down on his knees, which were joined together, and kept it steady with his hand, in the manner of a person perfectly at ease; and in this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment... "
The Annals of Philosophy - Page 324
1815
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 540 pages
...spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance, as if an experiment had been required to shew to his friends the • facility with which he departed....left his name ; but getting no answer, stepped about half-way towards him, and seeing him in that easy posture, supporting his bason of milk with one hand,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 540 pages
...spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance, as if an experiment had been required to shew to his friends the facility with which he departed....left his name; but getting no answer, stepped about half-way towards him, and seeing him in that easy posture, supporting his bason of milk with one hand,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 pages
...spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance, as if an experiment had been required to shew to his friends the facility with which he departed....left his name , but getting no answer, stepped about half-way towards him, and seeing him in that easy posture, supporting his bason of milk with one hand,...
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The History of Chemistry, Volumes 1-2

Thomas Thomson - 1830 - 696 pages
...in this attitude expired without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required to show to his friends...left his name ; but getting no answer, stepped about halfway to him ; and seeing him sitting in that easy posture, supporting his basin of milk with one...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 8

1832 - 424 pages
...this attitude expired without spilling а drop, and without a writhe in his countenance : as if an experiment had been required to show to his friends...left his name, but getting no answer, stepped about half-way to him ; and seeing him sitting in that easy posture, supporting his basin of milk with one...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 8

1832 - 428 pages
...in this attitude expired without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance : as if an experiment had been required to show to his friends the facility with wtiich he departed. His servant opened the door to tell him that someone bad left his name, but getting...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Volume 1

Robert Chambers - 1835 - 592 pages
...this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required, to show to his friends...left his name, but getting no answer, stepped about half-way towards him, and seeing him sitting in that easy posture, supporting his basin of milk with...
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1056 pages
...in this attitude expired without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance, as if an experiment had been required to show to his friends...departed. His servant opened the door to tell him that someone had left his name, but, receiving no answer, stepped about half way towards him, and seeing...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings of Henry Lord Brougham: To which is ...

Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1841 - 344 pages
...this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required to show to his friends the facility with which be departed."* His servant opened the door to tell him that some one had left his name ; but getting...
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The British Quarterly Review, Volume 2

Henry Allon - 1845 - 646 pages
...spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance, as if an ' experiment had been required to show his friends the facility ' with which he departed.' His servant opened the door to tell him some one had left his name, but getting no answer, and supposing that he was asleep turned away and...
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