 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
 | John Simpkins Butler - 1887 - 76 pages
...Sciences, by Casimer Pinel (his nephew), we find this thrilling relation. quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and, with tottering steps,...and he cried out enthusiastically : " How beautiful ! " TDuring the rest of the day he was constantly in motion, walking up and down the staircases, and... | |
 | 1889 - 828 pages
...his limbs. In a quarter of an hour be succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with a tottering step came to the door of his dark cell. His first look...the rest of the day, he was constantly in motion, and uttering short exclamations of delight, and during the two succeeding years that he remained at... | |
 | 1876 - 938 pages
...sitting posture so long that he had lost the use of his limbs. In a quarter of an hour, he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps...day he was constantly in motion, walking up and down and uttering short exclamations of delight. In die evening, he returned of his own accord to his cell,... | |
 | 1877 - 852 pages
...sitting posture so long that he hadlost the use of his legs ; in a quarter of an hour he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps came to the door of his cell. His first look was at the sky, and he cried out enthusiastically, " How beautiful ! " During... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1837 - 602 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... | |
 | 1836 - 362 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... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1854 - 868 pages
...long that he had for the time lost the use of his legs. In a quarter of an hour, however, he succeeded in maintaining his balance, and with tottering steps came to the door of his miserable abode. His first look was at the sky, and ho cried out enthusiastically, " How beautiful... | |
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