It was now observed that her sense of smell was almost entirely destroyed; and, consequently, that her taste was much blunted. It was not until four years of age that the poor child's bodily health seem restored, and she was able to enter upon her apprenticeship... Works - Page 37by Charles Dickens - 1842Full view - About this book
| Enoch Cobb Wines - 1838 - 236 pages
...not a morsel of food ; for five months was she obliged to be kept in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before she could sit up all day. She was now four years old, and as her health and strength began to he established, she learned to... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1841 - 740 pages
...raged during seven weeks ; ' for five months she was kept in bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before she could sit up all day.' It was now observ" See " Some Account of a Hoy born Blind and Deaf," &c. in Transactions of the Royal Society... | |
| J. Fletcher - 1843 - 472 pages
...fever raged during seven weeks; for five months she was kept in bed in a darkened room; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before...four years of age that the poor child's bodily health seem restored, and she was able to enter upon her apprenticeship of life and the world. " But what... | |
| 1844 - 490 pages
...raged during seven weeks ; " foi five months she was kept in bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before...and consequently, that her taste was much blunted. [t was not until four years of age, that ;he poor child's bodily health seemed restored, and she was... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 846 pages
...destroyed, and her taste was much blunted. She was also so greatly reduced in strength, that it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before she could sit up all day. It was not until she was four years of age that her health was en tire! r restored ; and yet in what a condition... | |
| Benjamin B. Bowen - 1847 - 470 pages
...fever raged during seven weeks; for five months she was kept in bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before...of age that the poor child's bodily health seemed restord, aned she was able to enter upon her apprenticeship of life and the world. " But what a situation... | |
| Benjamin B. Bowen - 1847 - 450 pages
...fever raged during seven weeks; for five months she was kept in bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before she could sit up all day. It was nowobserved that her sense of smell was almost entirely destroyed ; and, consequently, that her taste... | |
| Uncle William (pseud.) - 1849 - 224 pages
...months she was kept in bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk without support, and two years before she could sit up all day. It was now found that her sense of smell was almost gone, and that her sense of taste was therefore much weakened.... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1850 - 206 pages
...raged during seven weeks ; for five months she was kept in ; bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before...that her taste was much blunted. " It was not until fonr years of age that the poor child's bodily health seemed restored, and she was able to enter upon... | |
| 1852 - 784 pages
...bed in a darkened room ; it was a year before she could walk unsupported, and two years before «he could sit up all day." It was now observed that her...that the poor child's bodily health seemed restored, aud she was able to enter upon Кт apprenticeship of life in the world. But what a situation was hers!... | |
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