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I knew there was no imposthume in my lungs, and I supposed the stitches were spasmodical.

Travels through France and Italy 2004

But neither when, you sport your pen, O potent mirth compeller, Winning our hearts in monthly parts, can Pickwick or Sam Weller Cause us to weep with pathos deep, or shake with laugh spasmodical, As When you drain your copious vein for Bentley's periodical.

The Dickens Centenary 1912

Again, with an almost spasmodical movement towards him, she said:

Wild Youth, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897

Again, with an almost spasmodical movement towards him, she said:

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

Again, with an almost spasmodical movement towards him, she said:

Wild Youth, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

Robespierre, in whom spasmodical courage and timidity ruled by rapid turns, began to suspect that he had been premature; and a convenient illness, which some suppose to have been feigned, excused his withdrawal for some weeks from a scene where he felt that he could no longer see clear.

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre John Morley 1880

Hysterics, a disease peculiar to women, characterized by spasmodical and nervous affections, and often attended with hypocondriacal symptoms.

The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory. Richard Foreman 1849

At the end, when he didn’t die, I practically squealed with spasmodical glee! on 24 Dec 2003 at 6:16 pm14Jermelia

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