Pictures of the French, a series of literary and graphic delineations of French character (1840)
Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874, Cormenin, Louis-Marie de Lahaye, vicomte de, 1788-1868 · London : W.S. Orr · leaf 259
roof of what he advances. Those of the spectators who have gone the same way,and fortunately returned—rari nantes—also throw in their words of encouragement, Number so-and-so, cries one, dont be afraid ; they cut off my leg very well. Oh ! cries another, keep up your spirits; they amputated my arm… … cries and groans, and according to these, classes his patient on his list and ranks him in his esteem. With indignation and as-tonishment Jean remarks, that women gene-rally support the most terrible operations,without allowing a single word to escapethem. Women, who talk so readily aboutnothing,…
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