 The whole day was passed by this unhappy mother in a constant struggle between the desire of taking away the life of her infant and the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed her agitation until evening, when her confessor, a respectable old...  The Medical and legal relations of madness - Page 147by Joshua Burgess - 1858 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Cowles Prichard - 1835 - 514 pages
...raised her eyes to heaven, and went into a church to pray. " This unhappy mother passed the whole day in a constant struggle between the desire of taking...the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed, until the evening, her agitations from her confessor, a respectable old man, the first who received... | |
 | Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly - 1835 - 918 pages
...raised her eyes to heaven, and went into a church to pray. " This unhappy mother passed the whole day in a constant struggle between the desire of taking...the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed, until the evening, her agitations ; then her confessor, a respectable old man, was the 51 first who... | |
 | I. RAY, M.D. - 1838
...dread of committing a crime so horrible ; she raised her eyes to heaven, went to the church and prayed. The whole day was passed by this unhappy mother in...dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed her agitations, until evening, when her confessor, a respectable old man, was the first to receive her... | |
 | 1843 - 648 pages
...the infant to the cradle, and went out, in order to get rid of so horrid a thought. The cries qf tJ.e baby, who required nourishment, recalled her to the...respectable old man, was the first to receive her VOL. xV. — N°. xxIx. M confidence. He soothed her feelings, and recommended her to take medical... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 612 pages
...again, haunted by the idea of committing so horrible a crime. She raised her eyes to heaven, went to church, and offered up a fervent prayer for divine...mother in a constant struggle between the desire of takingaway the life of her infant, and the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed her agitation... | |
 | 1843 - 602 pages
...again, haunted by the idea of committing so horrible a crime. She raised her eyes to heaven, went to church, and offered up a fervent prayer for divine...mother in a constant struggle between the desire of takingaway the life of her infant, and the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed her agitation... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 612 pages
...She raised her eyes to heaven, went to church, and offered up a fervent prayer for divine asjjslance. The whole day was passed by this unhappy mother in a constant struggle between the desire of takingaway the life of her infant, and the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed her agitation... | |
 | Arthur Ladbroke Wigan - 1844 - 516 pages
...raised her eyes to heaven, and went into a church to pray. This unhappy mother passed the whole day in a constant struggle between the desire of taking...infant and the dread of yielding to the impulse," etc. Dr. Hawkins relates the following: — " EB, a young and hitherto healthy woman, the mother of... | |
 | Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly - 1845 - 788 pages
...raised her eyes to heaven, and went into a church to pray. " Tlii ( unhappy mother passed the whole day in a constant struggle between the desire of taking...the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed, until the evening, her agitations ; then her confessor, a respectable old man, was the first who received... | |
 | William Sweetser - 1850 - 456 pages
...raised her eyes to heaven, and went into a church to pray. " The unhappy mother passed the whole day in a constant struggle between the desire of taking...the dread of yielding to the impulse. She concealed, until the evening, her agitation from her confessor, a respectable old man, the first who received... | |
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