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“I would have to have St. Vitus’s Dance to weave a word like that into my web.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z
He jerked like one of Saint Vitus’s dancers and dropped. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
At Saint Vitus, many of the lyrics were fed through a vibrating tremolo effect, and all were stretched into long syllables. Review: Ufomammut Slowly Glides From Riff to Riff, at Saint Vitus 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z
The crowd at Saint Vitus on Friday night at first seemed recessive, ice-weary, a little off. Review: From Sick Feeling and Obliterations, Differing Takes on Hardcore 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z
The City of a Hundred Spires is certainly still worth a visit — just prepare yourself for the possibility of shoulder-to-shoulder crowds on the busiest days at sites like St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z
On Sunday night things at St. Vitus were getting too comfortable, actually. Music Review: Black Cobra, the Body, Zoroaster at St. Vitus - Review 2011-12-12T23:25:11Z
“Nobody wanted to do something on a record that you couldn’t reproduce live,” Saint Vitus’ guitarist, Dave Chandler, told Red Bull Music Academy. Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett: The Punk Producer’s 10 Essential Recordings 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z
Even as Pile approaches the mainstream, after six studio albums they’re as accessible as ever, playing two shows at the intimate Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z
The group returns to the gothically inclined St. Vitus Bar, an increasingly less hidden gem for the dark-art music set. Pop & Rock Listings for April 10-16 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z
Legs fly into sky-high extensions, the stage is giddy with pirouettes and the pale, romantic poetry of Swan Lake often feels revved into a frantic, unmusical St Vitus dance. Swan Lake | Ballet review 2010-03-31T20:30:00Z
At Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, the band played its first New York City show, on its first North American tour, 15 years after the release of its first album. Review: Ufomammut Slowly Glides From Riff to Riff, at Saint Vitus 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z
That detail was missing at Saint Vitus, but nothing else was, including a drum groove that recalls, of all things, Toto’s “Rosanna.” Review: Baroness, Rebuilt Without Edges, Plays at Saint Vitus 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z
Its source: the lighted display cases, which currently hold the Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral, the largest church treasury in the Czech Republic and one of the most extensive in Europe. In Transit Blog: St. Vitus Treasures Now in Brilliant Display at Prague Castle 2012-02-01T11:00:05Z
The back room of Saint Vitus is almost preposterously dark, and emerging even into the dim light of the bar area felt like a violent change. ArtsBeat: What CMJ? 2012-10-19T19:14:00Z
In any case, they all share some bizarre St. Vitus affliction, presumably caused by all that social anxiety. Review: All’s Not Well in This ‘Cherry Orchard’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z
The final show of the run will be on Saturday night at Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Savages, a London Band, Plays Three New York Clubs 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z
Instead, it nicely spurred on Burton’s mighty tirade on, for example, “St. Vitus’ Dance.” Review | Master drummer Louis Hayes drives his quintet from behind the kit 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z
Saint Vitus was a fourth-century Sicilian martyr who became the patron saint of entertainers and epileptics. Music Review: Saint Vitus, the Band, at Saint Vitus, the Bar 2012-09-26T22:12:19Z
St. Vitus, a new metal club, opened in the late spring near the northernmost point of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a block from the Pulaski Bridge. Music Review: Black Cobra, the Body, Zoroaster at St. Vitus - Review 2011-12-12T23:25:11Z
He just happens to infuse his teaching with a beat that turns everyone into a spasmodic St. Vitus dancer. Review: ‘American Utopia’ Is David Byrne’s Neighborhood 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z
He was a frail boy after a bout of St. Vitus’ Dance, a neurological disorder, so he became a creature of his imagination, devouring novels and magazines and dreaming of Hollywood. Review | ‘Warhol’ paints the Pop Art icon as the most influential artist of the 20th century 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z
Don’t come straggling into the office one morning muttering, “First, gout. Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy. What’s next, apoplexy?” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: A few (end of) life hacks for the young geezers 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z
That was the case throughout most of an intriguing Thursday night lineup — presented by Pitchfork as part of the Northside Festival — at Saint Vitus, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Music Review: The Julie Ruin, Body/Head and Majical Cloudz Play Northside 2013-06-14T21:48:15Z
The Saint Vitus show was the last of a string of small-club dates before the group plays bigger rooms in Europe next year. Review: Baroness, Rebuilt Without Edges, Plays at Saint Vitus 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z
Narrow side streets lead to squares with more cafes and shops, the rotunda-shaped St Vitus Cathedral and even some Roman ruins. Rijeka in Croatia: the culture capital that knows how to party 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z
To round out this satire he introduces a lame man who infects the Flemish peasants with St. Vitus’s dance. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Offers a Vision of the World Through Mirrors and Illusions 2011-02-27T23:16:14Z
Then there’s the reality of Black Breath, from Seattle, whose gregarious, vigorous, line-drive of a set at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on Sunday night transmitted more or less the opposite of all that. Black Breath at Saint Vitus 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z
Black Pistol Fire, which was to play on Saturday at the Gramercy, said it was moving its show to Saint Vitus in Brooklyn the same night. Live Nation Postpones Six New York Concerts in Wake of Shooting 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z
Black Sabbath recorded a song in 1972 called “St. Vitus Dance.” Music Review: Saint Vitus, the Band, at Saint Vitus, the Bar 2012-09-26T22:12:19Z
Saint Vitus, the excellent metal bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that opened in the spring of last year, was named after the band. Music Review: Saint Vitus, the Band, at Saint Vitus, the Bar 2012-09-26T22:12:19Z
There are muddy rivers issuing from the glacier in several locations, depositing sediment on land, into Vitus Lake, and directly into the ocean. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
Sailing for the czar, Danish Captain Vitus Bering and a Russian subordinate made separate landings on the Alaskan mainland in 1741, but Bering could not reach home before winter. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
It also said that a prized polar bear named Vitus, called the largest polar bear in Germany and standing nearly 12 feet tall, would be spared until it was the last animal standing. Zoo May Feed Animals to Animals as Funds Dry Up in Pandemic 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z
St Vitus is the biggest and most important Czech cathedral and the “Concert for Notre Dame” will be broadcast live by Czech public radio and television. The Latest: Architects’ contest to rebuild Notre Dame spire 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z
Their luxurious pelts made them a target for hunters, starting with Vitus Bering as he explored the North Pacific in the 1700s. Alaska dive fishermen plead for relief from sea otters 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z
Pabst's "Paracelsus," with a bizarre St. Vitus sequence seeming to question Nazi obedience. 'Hitler's Hollywood' explores the lost propaganda films of German cinema 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z
He is responsible for several other well-known clocks around the city, including the one at St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle. One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z
That lack of remembrance didn’t sit right with the Order of E Clampus Vitus, a men’s fraternal organization with chapters scattered around Gold Country. The Clampers: A historical drinking society or a drinking historical society? 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
A donkey called Vitus then chomped on the back of his car, he says. Carrot-coloured sports car tempts donkey 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z
He was Vitus Bering, honored in the naming of the Bering Strait. When Russia Owned Part of America 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z
After lunch Father Almade returns to St. Vitus and pays a visit to the parish school, with about 125 students from pre-K to eighth grade. A sense of calling, New Castle pastor always on call 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z
Ndubuisi Vitus Amaku said the resort state's subsequent order to deport Nigerians living illegally there was like "rubbing salt on their wounds". Nigerian anger over Goa murder 2013-11-06T11:58:08Z
For him, it was the charity work of E Clampus Vitus that drew him in. The Clampers: A historical drinking society or a drinking historical society? 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
"The hope is to get a deal sealed this year," one of the sources said, adding that an initial public offering of Vitus is currently not seen as a likely option. Round Hill weighs options for 1.2 bln German property firm-sources 2013-10-08T15:00:35Z
The region's pious citizens knew well the story of Saint Vitus, and some of the first of these dancing plagues began on or near June 15, Saint Vitus' Day. Deadly Dancing: Could a Nocebo Effect Explain Medieval Europe's Dancing Plagues? 2012-10-19T14:15:04.830Z
Father Almade’s workload also includes counseling engaged couples, baptizing babies, writing for the bulletin and Catholic publications, teaching courses and keeping tabs on St. Vitus’s parish school, among various administrative tasks. A sense of calling, New Castle pastor always on call 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z
Not till 1741 did Vitus Behring thread the thousand islands of Sitka and gaze upon the glaciated crest of Mt. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z
It was from the Kamchatka River, which enters Bering Sea near the cape of the same name, that Vitus Bering sailed on his first voyage. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
The sources said that among the options under consideration is a so-called share deal through which Vitus would merge with a listed real estate group. Round Hill weighs options for 1.2 bln German property firm-sources 2013-10-08T15:00:35Z
By the fourteenth century, the Vatican declared Saint Vitus a "holy helper" who could answer the prayers of people who had epilepsy or trouble conceiving. Deadly Dancing: Could a Nocebo Effect Explain Medieval Europe's Dancing Plagues? 2012-10-19T14:15:04.830Z
At 4 p.m., he celebrated Mass at St. Vitus Church. A sense of calling, New Castle pastor always on call 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z
Inseparably connected with the history of Arctic voyages are those of Vitus Behring, an explorer who deserves to rank among the greatest of his century, although his several adventurous attempts are comparatively little known. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
The strain of the past few days had seriously affected his health; he was suffering from a kind of St. Vitus's dance. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z
Those who are not impostors are merely afflicted with a nervous illness, known by the name of St. Vitus’s Dance: and to this saint many chapels have been dedicated. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
Sure the poor gentleman had the dance of St. Vitus as well as lesser ailments. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z
Now, the frantic St. Vitus shaking of the hand and arm, accompanied by a clumsy step-dance and a mouthful of rich oaths, forms no signal known to the very cleverest of "working" collies. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z
The dance is called St. Vitus’s, and the girl is made the daughter of a churchwarden, who having taken her by the arm, it came off, but she continued dancing. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z
They both seemed to be suffering from St. Vitus's dance. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z
Maury compared it with the irregular twitchings of St. Vitus' Dance in contrast to the co-ordinated movements of the normal person. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z
The Saxon Widukind, for instance, gives more space to the tale of the martyrdom of St Vitus than he does to several of the important campaigns of Henry the Fowler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
You may also thank it for your sleepless nights and the humming in your ears, as well as for heartburn, erysipelas, and St. Vitus's dance. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z
A dreadful storm arose during this voyage and Vitus Behring and his men were wrecked on a small island to which also the name of the commander was given. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z
As Gerna was undressing, the pocket under her frock began to twitch and shake as if it had St. Vitus’s dance. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z
The lookers-on moved as in a dream, as if they all were only half-awakened somnambulists, but the actors were simply victims of St. Vitus's dance. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z
I would only counsel you not to set me to watch in his chamber, for if St. Vitus's dance come over me I were in a case to dance to the devil with him. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z
St. Vitus, he may fetch wine from such wo-land, Ours there we do not seek. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
This represents the earliest form of what came to be known afterwards as St. Vitus Dance when it spread among a number of people. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z
Certain diseases which appear to be more mental than physical sometimes occur so numerously as to assume an epidemic form, such as St. Vitus's dance, convulsionary diseases, or suicidal mania. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
Nowadays it is an occasion of pilgrimage, among Germans and Belgians as well as Luxemburgers, for all sick persons, but especially for the epileptic and those suffering from St Vitus’ dance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z
Well, that is true enough; he went mad, no doubt, on St. Vitus's day; but it was not upon that day thou did'st kick up such a riot, and did'st run off from the turnkeys. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z
But their antics were now of a different kind, both legs and arms in violent agitation, as though one and all had become suddenly afflicted with the malady of Saint Vitus! The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z
Everywhere in Europe trade is being throttled by tariffs and crippled by the St. Vitus' dance of the exchanges. The Salvaging Of Civilisation
The corners of his mouth danced the dance of St. Vitus. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories
The new king and his queen, Elizabeth of England, arrived in Bohemia in October, and were crowned somewhat later at St Vitus’s cathedral in Prague. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
In former days I was not afraid of a little drink, either; but on St. Vitus's day it behoves us to be cautious. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z
The governor ascribed this to sorcery, yet he invoked Vitus' help, and behold, when the Christian boy made the sign of the cross over the lamed members, they were healed. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
The distemper finally passed off in a trailing effect of St. Vitus' dance, which, again, our afflicted collie could not understand. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road
They got as much chance with me as a man with Saint Vitus's dance has of landing a trout. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole
Twitches, choræa, or Saint Vitus's dance, are not very usual, and may continue for months after every other symptom has subsided. The Dog
The walls are hung with pictures of dancing dogs, a dancing bear, a dancing horse, rope dancing, the dance of St. Vitus, and “Dancing Mad.” English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
But Vitus, who had remained firm amid tortures, resisted also the allurements of sensuality. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
All things were to be put in motion according to the St. Vitus’s dance of the last new saint. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3
Whereupon a voice from heaven was heard to say, "Vitus, thy prayer is accepted." Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development
I append St. Vitus's Dance to the stomach, not because of that which I have not beheld, but because of that which I have positively seen. The Dog
"His mind," wrote Southey, "is a perpetual St. Vitus's dance—eternal activity without action." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer
That through the intercession of St. Vitus Thou teach us the value of our soul, we beseech Thee, hear us. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
The shudders grew more pronounced till it seemed as though he were afflicted with a sort of horrible St. Vitus dance. The Red Hell of Jupiter
The thought brought St. Vitus' dance to his limbs, and, try as he might, he couldn't still them. Astounding Stories, February, 1931
That ecstatic lady, who always wrote more or less under the influence of St Vitus, was in her time an habituée at Vichy. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846
Instantly a purple policeman grown suddenly black, was smitten with St. Vitus. The Paliser case
Finally he commanded Vitus to be scourged, but when two soldiers were about to execute this order their hands and those of Valerian were suddenly lamed. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
The movements in real St. Vitus's dance do not shift about as these do from one part to another, but tend to involve various parts in succession, without previously ceasing where they had begun. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases
Then, without warning, the tip of a metal-scaled tentacle felt around the panel and crept, exploring, up Angus McKegnie's leg—which leg was again suddenly afflicted with St. Vitus' dance. Astounding Stories, February, 1931
Gradually the room was given over night and day to the worship of Saint Vitus. In a Little Town
It would jerk your legs out at the sockets, certain, or else it would give you St. Vitus' dance, and cripple you for life. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems
Finally Vitus escaped, and with Modestus and Crescentia fled to Italy. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
Involuntary movements without loss of consciousness constitute the disorder commonly known as St. Vitus's Dance. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases
Toothache—St Vitus dance, Epilepsy, Fevers, diseases of the eye, nose, antrum, throat, muscles, cholera, all diseases of the skin, face, &c. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements
If he turns to the right or left of his course the right or left reed, respectively, begins doing a sort of St. Vitus dance. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
One occasionally meets people suffering from a nervous complaint known as St. Vitus' Dance. The Practice of Autosuggestion
St. Vitus, special protector of chastity, pray for us. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
Paralysis, or Palsy.—When speaking of St. Vitus's dance I said that there was a partial loss of power in the limbs as well as an inability to control their movements. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases
Raspberries again, and blackberries, sting like the dev—I beg pardon, making your hands twitch up like a fit of St. Vitus' dance. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848
St. Vitus' Dance, period of appearance of, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
The very fits of moral hysterics, nay, of moral St. Vitus's dance, of which such love maladies largely consisted, sickened him, degraded him in his own eyes like some disgusting physical infirmity. The Countess of Albany
Or had he become suddenly afflicted with the malady of Saint Vitus? The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains
St. Vitus's Dance.—A state of unconsciousness, accompanied with more or less violent involuntary movements, is characteristic of epilepsy. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases
And that St. Vitus's Dance of the Tube Railway swept under the pavement beneath Saxham's tread as he had passed up New Bond Street. The Dop Doctor
Chorea or St. Vitus's dance follows inflammatory rheumatism, in children, in some instances. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)
Blindness and nervous disorders are among the rarer sequels including paralyses and St. Vitus's dance. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)
Toothache--St Vitus dance, Epilepsy, Fevers, diseases of the eye, nose, antrum, throat, muscles, cholera, all diseases of the skin, face, &c. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements
I have twice seen St. Vitus's dance occur from the use of a mercurial girdle; and once a swelled liver. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
The personal history of St. Vitus is by no means unimportant in this matter. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
Some of the more serious nervous diseases, as nervous exhaustion, convulsions, hysteria, and St. Vitus's dance may be caused by the reflex irritation of the central nervous system following eye-strain. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)
Mrs. Maginnis listened eagerly, and longed to know who this was, for she had a little girl troubled with Saint Vitus's dance. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York
Mr. James Smith obtained his quadrature at full moon; the Archpriest of St. Vitus and some others at new moon. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
Whence the diseases consequent to the hasty cure of the itch are diseases of debility, as tumid viscera, œdematous swellings, and St. Vitus's dance, which is a debility of association. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Thus St. Vitus became the patron saint of those afflicted with the dancing plague, as St. Martin of Tours was at one time the succorer of persons in smallpox. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
I love honest laughter, as I do sunlight; but not dishonest: most kinds of dancing too; but the St. Vitus kind not at all! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.
"I believe it isn't uncommon for children to get well of Saint Vitus's dance," said Millard. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York
He agrees with the Archpriest of St. Vitus. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
Vitus Bering discovered traces of it as far back as the eighteenth century. From Paris to New York by Land
It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the St. Vitus' dance was made the subject of medical research, and stripped of its unhallowed character as a work of demons. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
They struggled for only a moment, and then lay quietly waiting for what might be sent by the guardian of the fate of tadpoles—surely some quaint little god-relation of Neptune, Pan, and St. Vitus. Edge of the Jungle
"She flung herself around the stage as though she had St. Vitus' dance!" The Comedienne
The Archpriest of St. Vitus will have it that the square inscribed in a semicircle is half of the semicircle, or the circumference 3-1/5 diameters. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
Have I ever imitated the flights of Heaven with St. Vitus dance, confusing the one with the other? The Goose Man
For the second kind of St. Vitus' dance, Paracelsus recommended harsh treatment and strict fasting. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
Imagination's wildest flight Pants far behind this wondrous mite, And St. Cecilia and St. Vitus Are vanquished by our Tiny Titus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914
They started from pathological cases of St. Vitus' dance and released in the excitable crowds cramplike impulses to imitative movements. Psychology and Social Sanity
I have looked for St. Vitus in catalogues of saints, but never found his legend, though he figures as a day-mark in the oldest almanacs. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
They may develop epilepsy, St. Vitus' dance, skin disease, or mental vagaries, and they may have to be put into institutions for the feeble-minded, or they may die by inches at home. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies
Strasburg was visited by the dancing plague, or St. Vitus' dance,60 in the year 1418, and the same infatuation existed among 192the people there as in the towns of Belgium and the Lower Rhine. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
The disease which affected the supposed bewitched children somewhat resembled St. Vitus' Dance. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1
“You’d better follow them,” he said, for Miss Bibby was fidgeting about as if afflicted with St. Vitus’s dance in her arms and shoulders. In the Mist of the Mountains
But it seems that St. Vitus is the patron saint of all dances; so that I was not so far wrong in making him the protector of the cyclometers. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
It is as pleasant as Mark Twain’s celebrated combination of rheumatism and St. Vitus dance, and as empty as a penny-in-the-slot chocolate machine in a railway station. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!'
It is so called for that the parties so troubled were wont to go to St. Vitus for help; and, after they had danced there awhile, they were certainly freed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
He was the victim from childhood of a disease which resembled St. Vitus's Dance. Dr. Johnson and His Circle
Chorea, for instance, or St. Vitus's dance, as it is popularly termed, has been repeatedly cured by marriage. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother
They had not advanced to the still more horrid stages of palsy, apoplexy, epilepsy, idiotism, St. Vitus's dance, blindness, or insanity. The Young Man's Guide
Being in this state, she sprang from her seat about the room, over tables and chairs, with the astonishing agility belonging to St Vitus's dance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
I gave him a dose that would flatten out St. Vitus himself. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War
The martyr Vitus makes the 15th of June a red letter-day in the first almanac ever printed. Notes and Queries, Number 74, March 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
And when the covers were taken off, it was still more absurd—everything in the dishes appeared to be infected with Saint Vitus’s dance. Olla Podrida
The tall elms writhed as though taken with St. Vitus’s dance. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point
Among the Danish shipbuilders at Petersburg was one Vitus Behring, already a bold and able commander on the high seas. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
St. Vitus is in your Italian heels the moment you are within hail of music and dancing; and, by Jove, it seems you can scent a petticoat as readily as a hound tracks runaways. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
Who was St. Vitus, and how did he give his name to the play of the features which is called his dance? Notes and Queries, Number 74, March 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Miss Felicity Quackenboss's portrait of Saint Vitus is perhaps the most arresting contribution to the exhibition, and portrays the Saint intoxicated with the exuberance of his own agility. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916
The choice fell on Charles of Bavaria, so old St. Vitus saw again a coronation pageant and one which much resembled that of Frederick the Winter King. From a Terrace in Prague
When about seven years of age, I was attacked by St. Vitus' Dance. Psychotherapy
Young M.D.—That fellow with St. Vitus's dance died this morning. The New Pun Book
Vitus, a Sicilian of considerable family, was brought up a christian; when his virtues increased with his years, his constancy supported him under all afflictions, and his faith was superior to the most dangerous perils. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
Then the apostle of St. Vitus on the dock was Remsen Van Dam! Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage
We were really still in the days of Charles IV when it occurred to me to sketch out a special pageant for the Cathedral Church of St. Vitus. From a Terrace in Prague
He had brought me by force out here on this beastly little planet whose orbit was like that of a snake with the Saint Vitus' dance! The Winged Men of Orcon A Complete Novelette
The muscles are used in the scream of epilepsy, just as the muscles of ordinary movement are used in St. Vitus' Dance, but there is nothing of the mind whatever in the movement. Papers on Health
It is a sort of Jack-o’-lantern, or Will-o’-the-wisp, or, as Gerald once called it, ‘Saint Vitus’ dance.’ The Three Admirals
In New York City one child in ninety-one already examined has had the form of nervous disease known as St. Vitus's Dance, or chorea. Civics and Health
Two Christians, Modestus and Crescentia, taught young Vitus and converted him without his father's knowledge. From a Terrace in Prague
The shop-keepers flew round as if they had St. Vitus' dance, when Mrs. Simon's carriage stopped at their door, with the glossy, sleek-coated horses and their silver-mounted harness, and the liveried servants. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends
Balance, Loss of.—Cases where loss of balance in walking and standing are due to St. Vitus' Dance will be treated under that head. Papers on Health
St. Vitus himself never imagined contortions such as these. Gigolo
Their parents should know that they have chorea, which is the same trouble as St. Vitus's Dance, although often existing in a degree too mild to attract attention. Civics and Health
King Charles arranged a great festival when the remains of St. Vitus reached the cathedral dedicated to him. From a Terrace in Prague
They may see sonnets in double-shuffle metre, doggerels in hop-skip iambics, and ordinary newspaper "ponies" with the rhythm of the St. Vitus dance. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs
As these cases differ totally from St. Vitus' Dance in cause and treatment, it is well carefully to distinguish between them. Papers on Health
St. Vitus' dance was cured by the sufferer visiting the tomb of the saint, near Ulm, every May. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
So prone are we to overlook moderate evils and moderate needs that the child with aggravated St. Vitus's Dance is apt to be cured sooner than the child who is just "nervous." Civics and Health
He came to some agreement with the leaders of the opposition and was even solemnly crowned at St. Vitus; but the battle on Žiška's hill marked the beginning of the Hussite wars. From a Terrace in Prague
No; it would be nearer the truth to say that they are voluntary victims of a mental epidemic like that which developed itself in the St. Vitus's dance of the Middle Ages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864
In St. Vitus' Dance, then, notice that the patient cannot lie still. Papers on Health
Mrs. Van Stuyler was shaking in every muscle, afflicted by a sort of St. Vitus' dance induced by physical fear and outraged propriety. A Honeymoon in Space
There is truly nothing that grows in the Golden State more beautiful than the Vitus Californica in October. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems
I do not quite understand how St. Vitus came to hold such high importance in Bohemia. From a Terrace in Prague
Dr. J. Wilde has shown that the Mistletoe possesses a high repute in rural Hampshire for the cure of St. Vitus's dance, and similar spasmodic nervous complaints. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
If St. Vitus' Dance shows itself, treat as directed under that head. Papers on Health
Father died of dropsy; one brother was killed in a railroad accident; one sister suffered from St. Vitus’ dance; another died of tuberculosis. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
St. Anthony's fire is a well-known name for erysipelas, and St. Vitus's dance for another distressing disease. Stories That Words Tell Us
With his own hands Charles placed a crown of gold upon the saintly head, or, as one old chronicler puts it with unexpected humour, upon the head of one or other St. Vitus. From a Terrace in Prague
He related five cures of St. Vitus' dance, spasmodic convulsions, and spasmodic asthma. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
St. Vitus' Dance.—This proceeds from a simple irritation of the spinal nerves, and is to be cured by soothing the spine with persistent cooling. Papers on Health
There was nobody there but an old woman seated before the fire, shaking all over with the St. Vitus's Dance. Queechy, Volume I
St. Vitus' dance was a warning not to be neglected, and the schoolmaster resigned to the doctor. Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls
A pageant of those whose life and work was connected with the Cathedral of St. Vitus. From a Terrace in Prague
Addie's eyesight is poor, and she claims it was "plum ruint by de St. Vitus's dance," from which she has suffered for many years. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4
This bird, which is thought by some to be a near relative of the sparrow of the Scriptures, is clothed in plain brown and seems to suffer from St. Vitus' dance in the tail. A Bird Calendar for Northern India
If Boston's streets followed the cow-paths, the streets of the cities of France followed cows with the St. Vitus dance. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front
"Seems as if he had St. Vitus's dance," she mused. Flower of the Dusk
You will remember that in course of a friendly exchange of concessions between St. Wenceslaus and King Henry the Fowler the latter presented Bohemia's ruler with an arm of St. Vitus. From a Terrace in Prague
As if you thought St. Vitus had rented my tongue for a dancing-saloon. Infelice
But the joke is that, if I had myself received better attention, I should have lost thirty pounds, for St. Vitus was unplaced. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920
Look at the victim of St. Vitus' dance. Initiative Psychic Energy Being the Sixth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency
It should be remarked that the old lady, either from excitement or some apprehension of failure, was shaking and jumping as if she had St. Vitus's dance. Elster's Folly
These monks had by some means or other got hold of the relics of St. Vitus; perhaps they parted with a bit to King Henry the Fowler, who then handed it on to Wenceslaus. From a Terrace in Prague
A stranger, not understanding the state of mind into which a negro gets after playing "The devil among the tailors," would have supposed he was afflicted with St. Vitus's dance. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is
Nearly all had described St. Vitus as a nap, setting up the name not only in capitals but with a faithful asterisk beside it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920
"My son," says Lady Tichborne, in reply, "never had St. Vitus's dance." Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton
And if you took so much as a fallen apple belonging to Miss Betty, you might look out for palsy or St. Vitus` dance, or be carried off bodily to the underground folk. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V
The body of the saint was conveyed from Stara Boleslav to St. Vitus for burial, and this was not allowed to pass without a miraculous manifestation. From a Terrace in Prague
We are met at the door by the secretary of the local archæological society: a melancholy lady in green plush, who suffers from St Vitus's dance. The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology
The villain himself affirmed it was simply the mark of a cross, burned into it by a blessed friar, as a charm against St. Vitus's dance, to which he had once been subject. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three
Madame Marsy was bitten by that tarantula whose bite makes modern society move as if afflicted with Saint Vitus's dance. His Excellency the Minister
This will, no doubt, give you delirium tremens, night-mare, St. Vitus' dance and indigestion, but the pleasing thought will remain that you have kept the rest of the household awake as well as yourself. The Silly Syclopedia
Wenceslaus had built a chapel here in which to house the relic of St. Vitus; I cannot imagine him leaving such a treasure quite unprotected. From a Terrace in Prague
When Aunt Millie was taken down with St. Vitus's dance, it afforded me endless amusement. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative
There is something of St. Vitus in his psychology. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster
You come along just to see that your dad didn't get sun stroke, or Saint Vitus dance, or cerebrus meningittus, or something else. Heart's Desire
It may be added that this plant, famous in the Middle Ages, was used as a remedy for epilepsy and St. Vitus' dance, two maladies for which the intercession of the Precursor is most efficacious. The Cathedral
You see, though, the way I keep folding the goods or pretending to look for something every instant, so you'd most think I'd got the St. Vitus's dance? Winnie Childs The Shop Girl
He was behaving exactly like Aunt Millie when she had St. Vitus' dance. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative
A diet void of irritation is also most important for children who suffer from nervous conditions, such as St. Vitus's dance, involuntary urination during sleep, etc. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration
Hence, after a short spell of St. Vitus' activity, there always came a time of strife, followed only too often by torpor, when the body reduced the head to a state of benumbed subjection. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
The sporting-fever is the veritable malady of St. Vitus, holding its victim forever on the go, as game-seasons come, and so long as back and legs, eye and ear, can wrestle with Time's infirmities. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885
The frequency with which St. Vitus's dance accompanies rheumatism in childhood forms a good example of this tendency. The Nervous Child
Our mess immediately broke out into St. Vitus's dance, and William piped all hands on deck. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917
St. Vitus's dance,—a similar affection, usually in children. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration
"High time it was over and done with," he said, for this Saint Vitus' dance went on not without certain diminution of force, which disturbed him. Là-bas
Antispasmodics are medicines given to relieve spasm, or irregular and painful action of the muscles or muscular fibers, as in Epilepsy, St. Vitus' Dance, etc. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
Lucy, my eye must have some horrible malignant power, for it instantly gave him St. Vitus's dance. The Divine Fire
Finally he began to develop St. Vitus's dance. Youth and Sex
Oh, my lord! though we galvanize corpses into St. Vitus' dances, we raise not the dead from their graves! Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II
I love honest laughter, as I do sunlight; but not dishonest: most kinds of dancing too; but the St.-Vitus kind not at all! Past and Present
"Until yesterday I thought it was only ladies who had hysterics, and so at first I thought you had St. Vitus's dance." The Duel and Other Stories
When it is a poor thing, which is the case too often, the St. Vitus dance destroys the pleasure-value. The Art of the Moving Picture
The first Europeans, however, to reach Alaska were Russians led by Vitus Bering, a great Danish sea captain in the Russian service. Pioneers in Canada
I like St. Vitus better, though, who deals   His feet about him with a grace more just,   And hops, not for he will, but for he must. Black Beetles in Amber
"Well," she said judiciously, "I think that he was about the nicest case of St. Vitus' dance that ever came under my notice." Laugh and Live
Do you see what you have done, you old Donald, you?" cried she, seizing the culprit by the sleeve; "why, you've got St. Vitus's dance. Marriage
The pursuit progresses without St. Vitus dance or hysteria to the end of the film. The Art of the Moving Picture
All youngsters have measles and scarlet fever and Fred says his sister Lucile out in Des Moines had St. Vitus' dance when she was eleven, just like I did. The Vertical City
I finally became afflicted with St. Vitus' dance, and later with a queer ailment that wouldn't allow me to keep still. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne
"Manhattan Madness" was really nothing more than St. Vitus's dance set to ragtime. Laugh and Live
He was a curiously nervous man of polished manners whose eyelids twitched at intervals with a sort of slow St. Vitus' dance. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
On the third day, being St. Vitus' Day, they rested, fearing no harm. Hero Tales of the Far North
The humorist wrote back: "Yes, rheumatism and Saint Vitus's dance." Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations
Convulsed by hereditary neurosis, maddened by a moral St. Vitus dance, Poe's creatures lived only through their nerves; his women, the Morellas and Ligeias, possessed an immense erudition. Against the Grain
That daughter is to-day shaking and twitching with St. Vitus's dance, a physical and mental wreck from overstudy, causing nervous exhaustion and despair. The Gentleman from Everywhere
He had a nervous twitching of the eye at all times, and when he was excited the muscles of his face all jerked in unison like Saint Vitus' dance. Abroad with the Jimmies
In the olden time this was believed to be the origin of St. Vitus's dance; but we can now see that the dance is the origin of the story. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859
Very early in childhood, I was seized with a nervous trouble, something like St. Vitus' Dance. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer
In a town situated near to, and like Prevorst, the children were often attacked with a kind of St. Vitus's dance. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843
He pushed his face forward as he spoke and his lips and eyelids were continually twitching like a man with St. Vitus's dance. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
And once one of them got St. Vitus's dance, that is frightful convulsions and they were afraid that everything would come out. A Young Girl's Diary
Strasburg was visited by the dancing plague in 1418, and it was here that the plague assumed the name of St. Vitus's dance. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
She judged it to be a form of St. Vitus’s dance, and she feared the extent to which its ravages might go.  Love of Life and Other Stories
Remedies were tried upon a large scale-exorcisms first, but especially pilgrimages to the shrine of St. Vitus. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
The diagnosis had been made that it was a case of mild St. Vitus dance. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology
We have the Saint Vitus' dance, and cannot possibly keep our heads still. Walden
Paracelsus divided the sufferers of St. Vitus's dance into three classes .— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
There were deep black lines under his eyes, his cheeks were colourless, every now and then his features twitched nervously, as though he were suffering from an attack of St. Vitus' dance. The Avenger
St. Vitus's dance is worth its hundreds of scudi annually; epileptic fits are also a prize; and a distorted leg and hare-lip have a considerable market value. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859
St. Vitus's dance; a nervous disease marked by irregular and involuntary movements of the limbs and face. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
There was nobody there but an old woman seated before the fire shaking all over with the St. Vitus's Dance. Queechy
The people were taught that a voice from heaven was then heard saying, "Vitus, thy prayer is accepted." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
He is generally a youth who thinks he will not earn his twenty-five dollars per month if he does not yell, and whoop, and shoot, and scare little girls into St. Vitus's dance. Remarks
She is pale and emaciated; she has Saint Vitus's dance. Shallow Soil
Mrs. Zoock, she who had St. Vitus' dance and left yesterday, heard it direct. Linda Condon
He perpetually tossed his head about from side to side, as though afflicted with St Vitus' dance. The Tragedies of the Medici
These jerky movements peculiar to St. Vitus's dance may be easily detected in a few or many muscles, if moderate care and patience be exercised on the part of the examiner. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Used internally, it has proved efficacious in St. Vitus's dance, and some other spasmodic affections. Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby
The Chorea S. Viti, or St. Vitus's Dance is another variation, said to have once prevailed extensively, and to have been cured by a prayer to this saint! whose martyrdom is commemorated on June 15. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 345, December 6, 1828
Thus, the incessant movements in St. Vitus' dance result in comparatively little fatigue, because there is no association of the brain with the muscular action. A Practical Physiology
St. Vitus's dance is said to have been cured by the afflicted person paying a visit to the tomb of the saint, near Ulm, every May. Thaumaturgia
St. Vitus's Dance is a disease of the voluntary muscles, whereby they are in frequent, irregular, and spasmodic motion beyond the control of the will. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
His mind is in a perpetual St. Vitus's dance – eternal activity without action. English Men of Letters: Coleridge
One of these stopped and gave us an extraordinary exhibition of agility in a sort of St. Vitus's jig, jumping, kicking, and shaking its head; I suspect the nose-worms were annoying it. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake
Ille.—"Alas! his heart's dearest father was right; but he would amend his evil life; and, in proof of it, let the reverend deacon, M. Vitus, here present, wed him now instantly to Sidonia." Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1
The lookers-on moved as in a dream, as if they all were only half-awakened somnambulists; but the actors were simply victims of St. Vitus's dance. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
Let nobody suppose for a moment that this was a case of paralysis agitans, or St. Vitus' Dance. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography
"Yes," explained the mining man, "that is to say, that its poison will cause a sort of St. Vitus's dance." The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings
This made her more curious than ever; and her hands and feet, and indeed her whole body, got such a fidgeting, that I fancied she began to think of getting St. Vitus for a bedfellow. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story
Whereupon M. Vitus replied— "He was a rector scholæ out of Stargard, a very learned man, who had retired from active life, and settled down here at Bruchhausen, where he died not long since." Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1
"Ha, ha!" he said, and he jerked and skipped up and down, never stopping an instant, just as if he had Saint Vitus's dance. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
The St. Vitus's dance of parliamentary politics gave no satisfaction to anybody except the Jerome-Paturots, to whom it gave a social standing. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
In a pendent, overhead, stood the German student, as Saint Vitus; and on a lavatory, or basin of holy-water, below, sat a cherub, with the form and features of Berkley. Hyperion
He appeared to be frequently disturbed by cramps or convulsive contractions of the nature of that distemper called St. Vitus' dance. Through the Magic Door
Then the unhappy criminal tied his cravat on again, took M. Vitus by the hand, and said— "Farewell, my father; once more forgive me for all that I have done!" Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1
Except for a touch of St Vitus's dance the missionary's as well to-day as ever; and the beadle's ten times the man he was. The Doctor's Dilemma
She certainly did get about in a very queer manner— "just like a crab with the St. Vitus dance," so she herself said. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret
But why did the West - especially the USA - collaborate with this St. Vitus dance? After the Rain : how the West lost the East
How strange to see him cling so desperately to that crazy body, with its gout, its asthma, its St. Vitus' dance, and its six gallons of dropsy! Through the Magic Door
Then—you'll see at a glance "I'll need some funeral ushers with St. Vitus dance At the end of the world I'll—" The bassoon and two cellos crashed into a final chord. Flappers and Philosophers
The room is faintly illuminated by a candle which has St. Vitus' dance. The New Book of Martyrs
Then, in another series of symptoms, there are jerkings of the limbs, making the patient appear as though he were attacked by St. Vitus' dance. Nature Cure
She knitted assiduously, and looked composedly at her husband, whose lower jaw had suddenly fallen, while his eyelids blinked nervously, as though attacked by St. Vitus' dance. At the Mercy of Tiberius
One girl had a yunbeai given her as a child, and she was to be brought up as a witch, but she caught rheumatic fever which left her with St. Vitus's dance. The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia
I shadowed him to the reception at Colonel St. Vitus's, and in an opportune moment I seized him and tore the socks from his feet. Rolling Stones
Alaska belonged to Russia by right of Vitus Bering's discovery. This Country of Ours
In many instances the morbid matter affects certain centers in the brain and causes nervous conditions, hysteria, St. Vitus' dance, epilepsy, etc. Nature Cure
Both women appeared to be afflicted with St. Vitus’ dance.  What to Do?
This smoke screen proved to be only camouflage, for behind it were seen a number of the boys with bleared countenances whose limbs were twitching as though they had the St. Vitus dance. See America First
Mrs. Rutabaga St. Vitus, the hostess, is accustomed to draw around her a circle of talent, and beauty, rarely equalled anywhere. Rolling Stones
It was from this Vitus Bering that the Bering Strait and Bering Sea take their names. This Country of Ours
Both women appeared to be afflicted with St. Vitus' dance. What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow
In a bit his head and legs begun to jerk like he had St. Vitus dance, and then he straightened out, stiff as a broomstick. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent
If I set it on its feet again, I behold a sort of St. Vitus' dance. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
Miss St. Vitus, whose advent into society's maze was heralded by such an auspicious display of hospitality, is a slender brunette, with large, lustrous eyes, a winning smile, and a charming ingénue manner. Rolling Stones
"An idiot, sir or, as they here call it, an innocent, who has Saint Vitus dance into the bargain, and epilepsy moreover." Within an Inch of His Life
Milk-leg is cured; nervous prostration is cured; consumption is cured; and St. Vitus's dance made a pastime. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories
It's like trying to do a St. Vitus's dance with wooden legs. Mark Twain's Speeches
Milk-leg is cured; nervous prostration is cured; consumption is cured; and St. Vitus's dance is made a pastime. Christian Science
The first is like a man obstinately bed-rid: the last is troubled with St. Vitus's dance. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners
But even in diseases of this class, instances have been recorded, as with St. Vitus's dance, showing that an unusually early or late tendency to the disease is inheritable. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2
Why, now, this pewter had run brimming again, were't not thou St. Vitus' imp—away, thou ague! Moby Dick, or, the whale
She was herself suffering, she said, from a nervous illness, and her daughter had St. Vitus' dance. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
Why, now, this pewter had run brimming again, wert not thou St. Vitus' imp—away, thou ague! Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
You might have supposed him attacked simultaneously with St. Anthony's fire, St. Vitus's dance, and delirium tremens. Gala-days
But for Pitt, there had been no Wolfe, no Amherst; Duke Ferdinand had been the Royal Highness of Cumberland,—and all things going round him in St. Vitus, at their old rate. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19
After six months' trial, the St. Vitus finds that it cannot do with him; and will prefer going on again. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18
Ever since then I have had nervous fits and my daughter has had St. Vitus' dance. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
In Vienna was a Three Days' solemn Fast: the like in Prag, or better; with procession to the shrine of St. Vitus,—little likely to help, I should fear. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15
One thing is certain, there took him very often a sort of convulsion, like Tic or St.-Vitus, which it was beyond his power to control. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04
Many concurrent testimonies serve to show that music generally contributed much to the continuance of the St. Vitus’s dance, originated and increased its paroxysms, and was sometimes the cause of their mitigation.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
But if they are gone to St. Vitus, and fail in every point, what can one do? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18
They had a dog with them, and the little girl, whose whole face twitched every now and then from St. Vitus' dance, got out at nearly every station to buy food for the dog. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
Though one does not go upon the Prayers of Forty-Hours, or apply through St. Vitus and such channels, there may be something of authentic petition to Heaven in the thoughts of that young man. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15
Epileptic fits and St. Vitus's dance often came on suddenly in cases like this, and Clara was liable to be attacked by either if the cause of the general alarm was not removed. Heidi
In the present times, it has vanished, or at least has lost altogether its original importance, like the St. Vitus’s dance, lycanthropy, and witchcraft. The Black Death The Dancing Mania
“Ha, ha!” he said, and he jerked and skipped up and down, never stopping an instant, just as if he had St. Vitus’s dance.  The Water-Babies
The personal history of St. Vitus is by no means important in this matter.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
For the second kind of St. Vitus’s dance, arising from sensual irritation, with which women were far more frequently affected than men, Paracelsus recommended harsh treatment and strict fasting.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
Paracelsus divides the St. Vitus’s dance into three kinds.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
Unaccountable emotions, strange desires, and morbid sensual irritations of all kinds, were as prevalent as in the St. Vitus’s dance and similar great nervous maladies.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the St. Vitus’s dance was made the subject of medical research, and stripped of its unhallowed character as a work of demons.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
If the St. Vitus’s dance was already on the decline at the commencement of the seventeenth century, the subsequent events were altogether adverse to its continuance.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
Some, in whom this susceptibility was carried to the greatest pitch, cast themselves with blind fury into the blue waves, as the St. Vitus’s dancers occasionally did into rapid rivers.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
Tarantism was at its greatest height in Italy in the seventeenth century, long after the St. Vitus’s Dance of Germany had disappeared.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
Both the St. Vitus’s dance and tarantism belonged to the ages in which they appeared.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
The abhorrence of certain colours, and the agreeable sensations produced by others, were much more marked among the excitable Italians than was the case in the St. Vitus’s dance with the more phlegmatic Germans.  The Black Death The Dancing Mania
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