| 单词 | insensibility |
| 例句 | As I hugged her, as we languorously shifted and knotted, the Object’s attitudes of insensibility included favorable positioning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “No incisions,” Yossarian said, perceiving through the lifting fog of insensibility that the two strangers were ready to begin cutting him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Each instant he seemed as though he would open his eyes and speak; but then would follow a prolonged stertorous breath, and he would relapse into a more fixed insensibility. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Let us be thankful that you are preserved from a state of such insensibility.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We said grace and afterward drank a toast all around and ate ourselves into a proper insensibility. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s stoner humor brought to the level of insensibility. From ‘Ben-Hur’ to ‘Hop,’ Slim Pickings From the Easter Bunny’s Basket 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “When one was beaten into insensibility or killed, the survivor took the money.” Review: ‘The Iron Heel’ Reworks a Jack London Dystopia 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z “It is not a sign of insensibility: it is a sign of optimism and at the same time of innocence.” Whimsy and War: Boris Vian’s Two Minds 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z You do not want to drink to the point of insensibility, but a gentle buzz allows you to get over yourself. Starring Me! A Surreal Dive Into Immersive Theater 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z By the time another keeper entered the cage with a club and pounded the coyote “almost into insensibility,” Edwards’s right arm was in tatters, his little finger in need of amputation. Perspective | Those flamingos aren’t the first National Zoo animals to come to grief 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Is this insensibility the risk of prolonged exposure to our radioactive political culture? Opinion | The conservative mind has become diseased 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z But in reality, it has happened more than once that persons have been restored to life who have been found in snow-drifts not merely reduced to complete insensibility, but without any recognisable heart-beat. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z The affirmation of the slave produced insensibility to pain, because the ineffable joy of the sacrifice for his faith mingled with and mastered the bitterness of torture. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Leslie's antagonist, who was fast choking the plucky lad into a state of insensibility, broke away, and, with a yell of terror, fled for his life, hotly pursued by Jack Sefton. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Outwardly he was quite calm and collected, but it was the calmness of insensibility. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z As it was, like a man in the labyrinth, too much bewildered to attempt escape, he sat down in a dogged insensibility, and actually heard nothing. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Through their crass insensibility to the high righteousness of God, there still does penetrate a perception that if they are to please Him there are certain means to be used for doing so. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z It was also so cold and dark in the interior that they were chilled into almost a condition of insensibility. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Cases of insensibility, moreover, are not uncommon, which do not result in death, and after which the person affected has been able to testify that no pain was felt prior to the loss of consciousness. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z On his return from the North, however, this and every other feeling was swallowed up in a strange insensibility to pain, both mental and physical. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z "I believe that insensibility like this is not to be paralleled!" and she left the room in wrath. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Hundreds of men and women were reduced to nearly a state of insensibility through intoxication. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z I should think myself unworthy of bearing any longer the character that your High Mightinesses have confided to me, if I testified upon this article an indifference or an insensibility. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Atheism is an aberration which implies not only an intellectual blindness, but a moral insensibility. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z During his ranch life he was waylaid, basely and cruelly attacked and beaten into insensibility by two ruffians. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Yet it was by no means insensibility which kept him thus busied. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z In the eager pursuit of a goat among the mountains, he fell over a precipice, and lay there for some time in a state of insensibility. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Only, men who had not passed like Paul from the extreme of trust in legalism to a corresponding extremity of despair might be pardoned for some insensibility to this inconsistency. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z She grew perfectly helpless, and for a time nothing could rouse her from the seeming state of insensibility under which she sank. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z They cause giddiness, drowsiness, stupor, insensibility or delirium, and oppressed breathing. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z They carried him along like a sick person, in a state of insensibility. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Lindo took the words for a hint, and was shocked by the man's insensibility. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Several fell victims to his wildly-aimed thrusts, before he sunk at length, exhausted by his efforts, a fit of total insensibility followed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The faintness and insensibility that had alarmed them so, proceeded more from the effects of a severe blow on the head, which had stunned him for the time being. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z It is not the strangeness and distance of Divine things alone that cause insensibility; their familiarity has the same effect. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Cruelty is, in many cases, simple insensibility, incapacity for projecting ourselves into the position of other beings. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z It generally comes on gradually, the patient sinking into the state of apparent insensibility before mentioned; on the other hand, he may expire suddenly on attempting to make some unusual effort. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Each question fell on her like the lash of a whip; but as one who has been flogged into insensibility, she did not wince. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z This insensibility to the finer nuances of the language angered and astounded Zola and Flaubert. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z They rest, therefore, in sweet repose, but repose is not insensibility. The Blessed Hope A Sermon on the death of Mrs. Francis Cunningham 2012-03-14T02:00:24.497Z Here he was found in a state of insensibility, in the course of half an hour was undressed, and put into bed. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Except during absolute insensibility in rapidly fatal cases there is a look of greater intelligence than belongs to either of the diseases mentioned. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z He is in an almost constant state of insensibility, or rather of stupor; his head hanging down on his chest, and his eyes staringly fixed for hours upon the same spot. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Then the pain and exhaustion brought a merciful insensibility. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z And Slyne's sneering insensibility was difficult to endure when he recalled what he himself had also seen in the woods. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Their patient endurance of these accumulated hardships did not arise from a slavish servility, or insensibility to their rights and comforts. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Apathy and insensibility are, unfortunately, the best sources of peace of mind, and as Fontenelle observed, a good stomach and a bad heart are essential to happiness. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Thus a harsh morality, which seems to proceed from insensibility, pleases the rabble, imposes on the ignorant, and is sufficient to excite the admiration of the simple. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z He was lifted again to the sledge, but others gave signs of the approach of the same insensibility. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Young men sometimes fall into the impression that a mocking insensibility to human woe is manly—something grand and distinguished. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Yet at such a time as this, when her husband was wringing his hands, Clive's insensibility to the family grievance tried Mrs. Dean sorely. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The last stage of drunkenness is total insensibility. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The theme of the poet is the proud superiority of the ocean to human authority, and its insensibility to human vicissitude. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Yet at such a time as this, when her husband was wringing his hands, Clive's insensibility to the family grievances tried Mrs. Dean sorely. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z It has been often remarked of the classic poets, that while they describe human actions and passions, they show a total insensibility to the beauties of nature. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Written fourteen years later than the others, it is now the true poet's lament over the hard insensibility of the world to its true good. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z He was seized with a dropsical complaint in the autumn of 1835, and died, after some days of insensibility, "with as little pain as he ever fell asleep in his gray plaid upon the hillside." The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The dying man, in spite of his apparent insensibility to all around him, noticed this change: he pressed his daughter's hand in his feeble grasp, and said in a hardly audible whisper, "I thank you." A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z There are two good helpes that may be used for their trials; the one is the finding of their marke and the trying the insensibility thereof. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z I cried, in a fury at his insensibility--"the portrait may go hang!" Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z "I, Allaraine, thy brother, would lead thee back among thy fellows in thy great purification to the perfection of rest, of insensibility to all creation except God and His word." Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Trance, trans, n. a morbid sleep, differing from natural repose in duration, in profound insensibility, &c.—the concomitant or symptom of diseases of the nervous system, particularly hysteria: catalepsy.—adv. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The heavy sleep that had drugged him into insensibility for a time had also refreshed and strengthened him, and for succeeding hours he cried aloud his despair. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z I fancied he must have hit on that question as a confirmation; but before there could be any talk between them he slid off again into the deeps of insensibility. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z But Mrs. Herbert had relapsed into her dull insensibility. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Her last sensation was of being lifted bodily into the already moving car, and then the feeling of rapid motion, quickly blotted out by the coming of insensibility. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z When he regained consciousness he would relate how he had suddenly been set upon by half a dozen roughs and beaten into a state of insensibility. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z On the millstone was inscribed the indictment: “Mr. Flexner is not the first man who has had the courage of his insensibilities.” The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z She was not changed at all except perhaps as to a trifle more abundance of bosom and a greater insensibility to the pins with which she bristled. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Mine, thank God! have done me no other mischief, than robbing me of that repose, which, perhaps, had I been blest with insensibility, might have been my portion. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Nay, did not the blank of all earthly interests leave me a blessed animation compared with that dread insensibility which had once left me without God in the world. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z A young woman cut her right hand severely with broken glass, and complained of insensibility in the palm. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z It is probably a feature connected with this insensibility that persons in magnetic sleep can with impunity take unusually large doses of medicine, which they prescribe for themselves. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z A crust of insensibility had hardened upon him. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z After passing a sleepless night of anguish, I came to the resolution of exculpating myself from the charge of insensibility, though at the expence of losing sight of her I loved for ever. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z My companion had sunk into a slumber; and as I watched her peaceful insensibility, I almost wished that she might awaken no more. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z No man in this agony has suffered more and deeper, albeit with a dry, weary, patient pain, that seemed to some like insensibility. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z A peculiar feature of these scenes—admitted in its full extent by adversaries even—was the perfect insensibility of most of the enthusiasts, the so-called Convulsionnaires. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Contrition can even attain that degree of disinterested perfection which suffices for the justification of a sinner, in the midst of the greatest dryness and an apparent insensibility. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z The snow clogged their eyelashes and lashed their tingling cheeks until the pain was nearly unbearable; still, that was better than feeling them sink into dangerous insensibility. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z She recovered from her insensibility, only to give way to the most pitiable anguish. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z It was perhaps insensibility which made me indifferent to these preoccupations; this the sequel of my narrative will show; and yet such thoughts are very wood-worms in the hearts of courtiers. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Braid's experiments, in which invariably over-excitement of nerves was followed by torpor, rigidity, and insensibility, have since been repeated by eminent physicians with a view to produce an�sthesis during painful operations. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Hence you are not required to be stolidly indifferent or to arm yourself with the stern insensibility of the Stoics; that would not be either resignation, or humility, or any virtue whatsoever. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z Feeling, however, to some extent remained, and although their faces were freezing into dangerous insensibility, so long as they kept their course one side was still a little more painful than the other. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The past history of Spain shows to what a point that nation can carry insensibility to the torment of others. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z Fever and insensibility followed, and in his sixty-fifth year Josiah Wedgwood closed his eyes on a world that he left the better for his passage through it. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z The principal magic phenomena accompanying religious ecstasy are the insensibility of the body to all, even the most violent injuries, and the perception of matters beyond the reach of our senses in healthy life. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z It brings up by degrees a thick crust of insensibility over the whole inner man. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z To this torture succeeded a sort of numbness at first very distressing; then soon followed a state of almost complete insensibility, an invincible torpor, which in such circumstances often proves a transition to death. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Nowhere is there so much sodden routine, and fatalistic insensibility in those who have to treat it. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z In the words of Jefferson "nothing of particular excitement occurring for a considerable time, our countrymen seemed to fall into a state of insensibility and inaction." Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z The concussion, when he struck the hard roadbed, produced insensibility. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z All over Spain domestic animals used in the service of man are treated mostly with callous insensibility to their sufferings, and often with cruelty that appals and disgusts the stranger. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z His spiritual insensibility makes him indifferent to the sufferings of others. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Landscape beauty, insensibility of the ancients to, 2; of the oasis and the desert, 445. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z But anything was better than that cataleptic insensibility, which was like being unconscious, and, all the time, knowing that he was unconscious. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z His keen ears detected footsteps approaching the door, and in a twinkling he was lying prone on the bed, simulating the complete insensibility that comes with drug-induced sleep. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z In a state of insensibility the cataract was removed, and the bonds untied, but the patient showed no signs of life! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Indeed a characteristic of the whole family seems to have been an entire insensibility to danger and to fear. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z Benjamina was half dead from terror, and the unfortunate old man had sunk in a state of insensibility on the floor the moment he was safely within the door of the house. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z "Oh, for God's sake, drug him into insensibility and let him die in peace," I cried. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z First came the sting of frost, then the pain of cold, then insensibility of flesh. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z After an ineffectual attempt to speak, Lady Digby swooned away, and was committed by her husband, while in a state of insensibility, to the care of an attendant. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z He has been accused of insensibility to suffering. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Some rush, to deaden feeling, into drunkenness and other vices, or sink into insensibility, and passively vegetate from one day to the next. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z This is chloroform—the stuff the surgeons use during operations to produce insensibility. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z He was in the habit of spending the greater part of his time in the public-house, from which he was generally trundled home in a wheelbarrow in a state of utter insensibility. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Rookwood was stretched on the floor in a state of insensibility, and it at first appeared that life was extinct. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The missile had struck him a glancing blow, and although reducing him to insensibility, was more of the nature of a cut than a contusion. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z He looked about at the rest of us as to appeal from Miss Ruck’s insensibility, and went to deposit his rejected tribute on a bench. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z An effect which could not escape observation was the strange insensibility to suffering on the part of many of the victims themselves. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z This slight improvement was, however, but of short duration; for, in a few days afterwards, this distressingly-afflicted sovereign relapsed into insensibility, and frequently became very boisterous in his conduct. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z My last prayers shall be for your happiness; and I trust you will meet with some being worthy of you, and who will make amends for my insensibility.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Quickly afterward he lapsed into insensibility and was gone. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z In that happy state of insensibility he was conveyed to his lodgings by some people who were passing by, where we will for the present leave him to the care of his sympathizing friends. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z Animal insensibility carried to such a point is most remarkable—it is, indeed, phenomenal. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Let us be thankful that you are preserved from a state of such insensibility. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z Yet, in that state of periodical insensibility, what, but experience, could make those who view us believe that we could ever rise, speak, move, or think again? The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z Observing how completely the tissues were benumbed by the ether, he conceived the idea of bringing the entire system under its influence, thereby producing temporary insensibility in all the sensory nerves. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Will not this objection have some weight, Sir, to lessen your censure of my seeming insensibility, to claims of which I acknowledge the right?' The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z He smoked as often as he had the chance, and would have drunk himself to insensibility if supplied with vile alcohol. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z But there was nothing good in that torpor and silence; nay, there was insensibility and callousness. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z It was by no means the fault of the Baronet, that this nearly morbid insensibility was not conquered, by the revivyfying objects which surrounded her. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z He cheered one more than the cheeriest soldier, for his was not the insensibility of usage, but the selfless preoccupation of a lofty soul. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z His face showed no longer either anger or rapacity, merely indifference and insensibility. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z It would seem, too, that in the choice of his friends, he exhibited a like insensibility to the explosive possibilities of some of their opinions. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Every increased pressure produced an agonized scream, succeeded by a state of insensibility, or faint, which these deluded searchers for truth had as much difficulty in bringing her out of, as they had in producing. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z In thirty-six of these experiments insensibility did not occur; in five cases the insensibility and rigidity occurred—in two cases perfectly, in three imperfectly. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z You may say it was their hunger, weariness, and consequent insensibility, the acquiescence of the sleeper in the snow. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z With these thoughts weaving in and out of his brain, Storms left the house, for he had no hesitation in leaving that poor girl to recover from her dead insensibility alone. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z "The biggest obstacle we confront ... is the psychological barrier formed by inertia, inflexibility, pretense or double standards, indifference and insensibility," Castro said. Raul Castro showing impatience at slow reform pace 2011-08-23T17:29:51Z The red-hot iron had ploughed through his soul, but it had also seared it into brief insensibility. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Thus, physiologists, more preoccupied, it must be said, with assuring the immobility than the insensibility of the animal, have had recourse to another substance, curare, the properties of which were investigated by Claude Bernard. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Selfishness is oftener the restraining power, insensibility oftener still. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Ruth stood alone under the shadow of the trees, white as a ghost, and rendered desperate by words that had smitten her into insensibility. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z In many cases of insanity there prevails a great degree of insensibility, so that patients have scarcely appeared to feel the passing of setons, the drawing of blisters, or the punctures of cupping. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z We aim at some measure of what, in its lowest stage, is callous insensibility. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z In many cases of insanity there prevails a great degree of insensibility, so that patients have appeared hardly to feel the passing of setons, the application of blisters, or the operation of cupping. Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-14T02:00:24.997Z Finally, he was overcome with such agitation, that he dropped his pallet and pencils, and fell to the ground as if dead, in a state of utter despair and insensibility. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Multiculturalism, Marxism, the supposed insensibility of Islam to Western values and the appeasement tendencies of a naive liberal elite: such were the grievances raised separately by both Breivik and the riled-up crowd in lower Manhattan. Viewpoint: Far-Right Ideologues Must Take Responsibility for Islamophobia 2011-08-06T09:50:00Z O! if there be pity, if there be pardon, let it come in the form of insensibility; for these long echoes of condemnation will make me desperate. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z The insensibility of Englishmen to a danger which weighed heavily on the mind of William was exactly matched by his own indifference to one which appeared extremely serious to them. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Smith made an unprovoked and desperate assault upon his superior officer, beating him into insensibility and leaving him for dead. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z From this state of insensibility I was awoke by a violent pain in the arm. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z From so dispassionate and analytic an authority as yourself, your reflection on the ethical insensibility of Secularists justifies me in asking your attention to certain facts. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Whatever his bearings fervours towards beyond his range, he has no insensibility to the claims that fall within his acknowledged province, and that appeal to him in the native speech of his humanity. The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z There can, I think, be no doubt that modern education implants and increases this insensibility. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Governor stood by his side, in stolid insensibility. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Therefore I laboured as well as I could, by friction, and raising him in the bed, to recover the unhappy prisoner from his insensibility. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z But the instant she saw the two rivals, she shuddered convulsively, and again relapsed into insensibility. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z He had been thrown into the air and landed on a heap of dead bodies, bruised and stunned into insensibility. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Even although he afterwards exhibits agitation on being brought face to face with the corpse of his wife, we cannot rid ourselves of our remembrance of the insensibility which he had shown. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z He strove, through the aching of his head and heart, to recall the latest events of his waking consciousness, before he had fallen into the sleep or the insensibility from which he had just recovered. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Whenever the attempt has been made, either to disengage it by drawing it off or by cutting through it, there has ensued that terrifying discharge as of a gun into her ear, causing insensibility. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He was nearly sinking down in a state of insensibility; but he now thought he heard a sound as of stealthy steps behind him, and his increased apprehension inspired him with renewed strength. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Rather pretend insensibility; Feign that thou dost not see like other men; So may abhorrence be exchang'd for wonder, Or men from cursing fall to pity thee. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z But whatever the cause of this insensibility, it certainly existed, and in such a degree as to render this enforced exhibition, and all the vehement praises that followed it, most exceedingly irksome. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z Is this intellectual insensibility the result of servitude exclusively? Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The circulation stopped again, the patient relapsed into her state of insensibility and died two hours after the injection. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z Upon Mr. Brown's well-meaning bullet head she felt herself pouring the resentment that she might have reserved for Captain Ross and his forgetfulness, his insensibility. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z If her gay insensibility were bravado, he would yet make her drop the mask. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z "There is no other way of accounting for such cold indifference, such hard insensibility." The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z This marked insensibility of King Henry to his own false and corrupt nature is a subtle stroke of art. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He understood neither disgust before the corpse of a young woman nor insensibility to the body of a little girl. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z I cannot put her so deeply into insensibility that she does not come out with a suddenness that frightens me. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z A pity, not unmixed with contempt, was felt for Gabriel's apparent indifference to this prophetic outlook; his absolute insensibility to his wife's ambiguous reputation was looked upon as the hopelessness of a thoroughly deceived man. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z After about half an hour of insensibility she came to her senses, but she was much prostrated. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z And as though that weren't enough to allow every planter there to gorge himself to insensibility, there were also deep bowls of potato pudding and dishes of baked plantains, prickly pear, and custard apples. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The insensibility of the sea, the immutability of the spectacle, revolt me. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z I sprang from the rock and was running madly away, when Mr. Lee caught me in his arms, and I shuddered into insensibility there. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Deceased did not speak again, but fell into a state of insensibility. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z No inconvenience followed my insensibility; and when we dropped, it was in a country where no conveyance of any kind could be obtained, so I had to walk between seven and eight miles…. Sounding the Ocean of Air 2011-05-31T02:00:35.603Z I had fancied that the men might drink themselves into a state of insensibility, but I did not dream that this condition would overcome them so speedily. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z In ethics, if we have placed Kant and stoicism far above epicureanism and Helvetius, we have guarded ourselves against an insensibility and an asceticism which are contrary to human nature. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z There is but one explanation of this moral insensibility, and that applies with the same force to the case of the woman as to those of the men. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z His inner man, compressed by the tourniquet into insensibility, did not feel the amputation of his limb just then. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It is marvellous to see the insensibility with which men manage these delicate matters. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Overwrought nature could bear no more, and she sank in insensibility to the ground, her fair countenance convulsed with agony. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z She seemed to be awakened to sudden consciousness by the act; and throwing her arms about him, she faintly articulated, "My son! my son!" and relapsed into insensibility. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z My resolve grew faint; but that insensibility came, I should have betrayed myself. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The newly-learnt insensibility, that allowed him to use in the ballad emotions that once he would have carefully guarded himself from perceiving, had been taught him in prison. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z Sancho," said the knight, after he had pulled the squire till he had waked him too, "I am amazed at the insensibility of thy temper. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z They soon reached the place, however, where, as they anticipated, Paul was found in a state of blissful insensibility to either friend or foe. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z His secretary, Zaratiegui, and the rest of his staff, picked him up in a state of insensibility, and placed him on a chair. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z He ought from his infancy to be inured to insensibility of heart, against all our charms. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Without a word the ruffian knocked the boy down with a swinging blow on the face, and kicked him almost into insensibility. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Of only one thing in this borderland between consciousness and insensibility was he certain—the Captain was waiting. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z “The one upon the head was evidently caused by a fall upon a stone, which would, I think, alone have produced insensibility,” he said. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Complete insensibility arises, it is probable, in from one or two minutes after submersion, recovery, however, being still possible, and death occurs in from two to five minutes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The extraordinary mixture, in the hypnotic trance, of preternatural refinement of discrimination with the grossest insensibility, is one of the most remarkable features of the condition. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z In that swift instant of insensibility the vision passed like a throb of blood to her from the blind woman, and she saw and knew all. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z But I think my trances of insensibility grew ever longer as my strength wore out. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Yet this insensibility is not unusual to that class of young ladies who have been reared from childhood under the destroying influences of "caste," wherever it can be found. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Leonora's conduct argues great insensibility of soul, or great command; great insensibility, I think: for I cannot imagine such command of temper possible to any but a woman who feels indifference for the offender. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z “She has fainted, poor child!” she said, quietly, divining that the girl’s insensibility was not serious. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z With a revolving motion he then reached the bed, sank down, and was soon in a state of profound insensibility. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z But the warden’s fury was aroused, and the blows fell until insensibility mercifully came, and the man lay still in a pool of his own blood. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z To lighten his burden,--perhaps to disguise his insensibility from her own heart,--Emma persuaded him that his course had been the result solely of warm-hearted imprudence and an exaggerated nobility of character. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Last night he beat his wife into insensibility. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z At last Nature applied her saving balm to the strained nerves, and Inez’ sufferings were temporarily assuaged by that sweet insensibility which stands between the human mind and madness. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z It was real agony—so real as not to beget insensibility. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Speaking of one of those to his friend Bodmer, he says, "She who could best reward it, has not seen it; so timid does her apparent insensibility make me." The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z In despair at Strachinsky's insensibility she had poisoned herself with the tips of some old lucifer matches. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z He detailed with great candor the lies he had told Captain Baynell, when, emerging from his long insensibility, he had asked about the Rebel officer. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Obstinacy and insensibility were great sources of the crimes either perpetrated, or, by their lying historians, pretended to be perpetrated, under the name of Roman virtue. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z He must have lain for some hours in a state of insensibility, partly caused by loss of blood—partly by the fatigue that had followed the wild raging of his passions. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Whether this insensibility was more than apparent is not perfectly clear: the memoirs of Klopstock are not quite accurate or satisfactory in this part of his history. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Like most of his contemporaries he shows at times a strange insensibility to smooth rhythm in the heroic couplet. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z The sin of deficiency in sorrow is stolidity, which is a brutal insensibility that is moved neither by one's own nor by others' misfortunes. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Of this state of stupor and insensibility, the fable gives us an idea in the metamorphosis of Niobe into a stone; and hence Æschylus introduces her in his tragedy as stunned and speechless. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z She bore the ordeal with the insensibility of a statue, and the wizard passed her by. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Chief Baron had been taken ill in Court, and was conveyed home in a state of insensibility. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Slowly she was returning from the bliss of insensibility to the awful dreariness of life. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z The vice of deficiency has been called insensibility, and consists in an unreasonable dislike of the inferior sensible pleasures, which makes one unwilling to use them when and as reason commands. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z In the circle he is treated—not pitied—as a piece of circulating insensibility; in the street he is pointed at as one who might be well set up as a mark at its corners. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z I long for the insensibility, the endless lethargy that the mortally bruised crave; and that is all I hope or care for now. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z By a great effort Cecilia overcomes the insensibility fast creeping over her. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The kindly darkness of insensibility blotted away for a time her madness and her pain. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Was that insensibility to all ideas, or devotion to one? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z The hardening influence of custom has steeled the merchant into insensibility to this violation of humanity and justice, this laceration of sacred ties, this degradation of the image of God. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z But most of them lie still, not asleep, but in a kind of dogged artificial insensibility. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Mr. Gastrell was a man of fortune, and he certainly was one of insensibility. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z In despair at such insensibility, Bridget rose and threw herself convulsively sobbing into the arms of her husband: "I am a mother to be pitied." The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Soon he slept, but this was nature’s healing sleep, not the coma of insensibility. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Perhaps the common peculiarities of climate, breeding indolence, lassitude, and selfishness, may account for the insensibility to the claims of justice and humanity which have characterized both regions. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z There are lots of little gratuitous shots in there that also reflect an insensibility to parts of reality. ESPN: Mea culpa 2002-11-18T06:00:00Z Then the evil one trembled so violently, that at last, as if stricken by lightning, he fell to the ground, and not until Kuridana had again enclosed the talisman, did he recover from his insensibility. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z What a deal of grief, care, and other harmful excitement, does a healthy dullness and cheerful insensibility avoid! A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z The two former they heard with apparent insensibility; but the latter excited in them a certain degree of attention. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z A deep crimson mounted to his pallid cheek, as he said—"Harley, I don't deserve this kindness at your hands:" and with a deep sigh he again relapsed into insensibility. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z I neither dreamt nor wandered, but just dropt into a profound insensibility which was continued well into the daylight of the morning. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z At length, the fumes of the liquors which he had swallowed, mounted to his brain, and after giving vent to some incoherent oaths, the Circassian fell upon the floor in a state of insensibility. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z We are about to teach them that our long forbearance has not proceeded from an insensibility to wrongs or an inability to redress them. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z In profound insensibility, from chloroform or ether, a limb may be removed without occasioning the least feeling. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers This was his daughter, in a state of insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 He had not proceeded far, however, when he tumbled over a steep bank, and rolled from hillock to hillock till he reached the bottom of the den in a state of insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 On being informed, the unhappy man instantly sank down on the floor in a state of insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 We have a delicate course to steer between too much activity and too much insensibility in our critical, interested situation. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams But the brutal insensibility of the age is perhaps nowhere so glaringly paraded as in the days following the short-lived victory of the Vitellian arms at Bedriacum. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He struggled for awhile against this insensibility, which caused him bitter agony,--it was in vain! Four Phases of Love Once he was beaten down, they would kick and stamp him into insensibility; and later, perhaps, he would be found outside somewhere in the back alley, with broken bones, possibly maimed and disfigured for life. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Susan was greatly alarmed, as she had never before seen one in a state of temporary insensibility. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 A stupefying horror at first pervaded my faculties: I sunk into a chair, and, but for the officious attentions of Mary, should have experienced a total—happy had it been a lasting insensibility! The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I There was undoubtedly at all times a coarse insensibility to suffering in the Roman character. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Three little raps, three moments of insensibility, three echoes. Woman One of his qualities seems to have been a total insensibility to his own defects; which therefore suffered him to encounter any man, and every man, whatever might be their superiority. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Doubtless it brought a degree of refinement with it, but it was refinement purchased at a high price, by intellectual distortion, and moral insensibility. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. I was stunned by the fall, found by some travellers, and, in a state of insensibility, conveyed to the nearest inn. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I On one side we have greed, insensibility and incapacity, on the other envy and suffering stung to vindictive revolt: on neither side light nor generosity nor creative will. The Salvaging Of Civilisation To Dan's eyes, there was something trancelike, a hint of paralysis and insensibility about her posture. The Voice of the Pack Induced into this act of atrocious insensibility and infamous audacity by one of his associates, this wretch had dared with this disguise to join in the last revels of the carnival. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Speaking with this derision, the unhappy man affected this insensibility, in order to console his sister. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 The effect was not immediate, but after about twenty minutes Hans fell back in his chair in a state of the most perfect insensibility. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I A convulsion of all the members followed, as if in an epileptic fit,—insensibility and, generally, death ensued. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories It will not be long; they say the first blow sometimes brings insensibility, and after that there is no more. In the Day of Adversity The noisier the exultation of the spectators, the more strikingly it contrasted with the melancholy silence and cold insensibility of those corpses—objects of ridicule which made even the jesters shudder. Marguerite de Valois Talking of carcasses," observed one youth, with brutal insensibility, "may heaven receive the soul of Madame S�raphin! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 I told him that such a degree of callousness and insensibility was new to me, and that this sad experience had shocked me greatly. The Progressionists, and Angela. There was a certain period of bluntness, almost insensibility; and then of tremendous stress and conflict that seemed interminable. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery It would be presumptuous to ascribe such demeanor to insensibility. The Fortunes Of Glencore Jean le Roi had all the courage and the insensibility to pain of a brute animal. The Missioner Reduced to a state of insensibility by the intoxicating beverage, the ghosts were then borne off without a struggle to the oven and cooked. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Munificence is the mean between pettiness and vulgar profusion, good temper between spiritlessness and irascibility, politeness between rudeness and obsequiousness, modesty between shamelessness and bashfulness, temperance between insensibility and intemperance. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy She arose and began to bathe them, with a strange feeling of insensibility as though nothing could ever make her cry again. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Nor do I think that the anecdote which Mr. Watts-Dunton relates about the beautiful gypsy, to whom Borrow read Arnold’s poem, goes far to dissipate the p. 65impression of Borrow’s insensibility to a woman’s charm. The Vagabond in Literature At A and C the compound vibration would be doubled; at B and D reduced to insensibility. Astronomical Discovery Why, if it wouldn't betray a gross insensibility to your opinion, I should tell you I thought no more about what you said. Plashers Mead A Novel I must have remained in this position for several moments, although I had no means of knowing, when I slowly awoke to consciousness, how long a time my insensibility had lasted. The Green God From a superficial standpoint the wounds were healed, that is, if a dull insensibility to the original cause of the evil be a cure. Carnival A passing tribute to the looks of an extraordinarily beautiful girl is quite compatible with a comparative insensibility to feminine beauty and feminine graces. The Vagabond in Literature Comatose means in a state of profound insensibility, not merely dazed as some writers believe. The Style Book of The Detroit News The father's despair, blessedly merged in insensibility, the sister's agony, we draw a vail over. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. I was carried, in a state of insensibility, on board the frigate, and it was long before I recovered from the effects of my severe discipline on board the pirate. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 They range from mere stupor, confusion of thought and delirium to the deepest coma, with complete extinction of consciousness and insensibility to all external impressions. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote In his indifference to form, his insensibility to the noblest music, we shall realize his artistic limitations. The Vagabond in Literature A little longer of sleep, of insensibility, and the horrible creatures would have begun upon me likewise! The King's Assegai A Matabili Story “Yes, it is better so,” he muttered, stepping to the side of the unconscious form, its nobly moulded lines as beautiful as ever in insensibility. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance His chance wound and subsequent insensibility upset his calculations; still he was very much averse to shedding their blood. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Again, the insensibility not gone after 30 minutes, another dose given, and so repeated the third time. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote The men were lying about the yard, apparently in a state of perfect insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative This would, of course, have reduced you to a partial state of insensibility, gradually going on to complete coma. International Short Stories English As soon as insensibility occurs, the body sinks altogether, owing to the loss of air and the filling of the stomach with water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" He began, in answer to the common inquiries as to his health, by telling of a fit of insensibility in which, three weeks before, he had lain for thirty-five minutes. About London Then his eyes closed again and he relapsed into insensibility. The Intriguers A severe contusion behind the ear had been the cause of the young man's misfortune, and his robbery had been successfully accomplished whilst lying in a state of insensibility. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The greater the mirth of the visitors, the more striking was the contrast with the mournful silence and cold insensibility of the corpses which were its object. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Immediately a dull, sickening pain becomes apparent at the base of the neck, and insensibility rapidly ensues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Behind him stood several other figures, clad in a similar manner, but whose countenances expressed nothing more than the indifference of brutal insensibility. The Spy Condensed for use in schools His grand complaint against the Colonization Society was this—that instead of grappling with the reigning prejudices of the community, it falsely assumed the insensibility of those prejudices, and proceeded to legislate accordingly. Discussion on American Slavery I have no recollection of any thing further, until I was partially roused from my insensibility by a hand being laid on me. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 The convulsed limb may be more roughly handled than the healthy ones; but violence will excite those answers which truly indicate that insensibility is not established in it. The Dog They had beaten him into insensibility, hustled him into a taxi, and were carrying him somewhere into the inland of Malaya when he regained consciousness. The Caves of Fear She paused to breathe, when a man caught her in his arms and bore her, in a state of insensibility, through the falling embers and darkness to the open air. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Thus, as a certain insensibility in the countenance recommends a sentence of humour and jest, so it must be a very lively consciousness that gives grace to great sentiments. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time From this time until I woke in my berth, I lay in a state of profound insensibility. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 His intense affection, his ever-watchful jealousy, his method of attack, the blindness of his rage, and his insensibility to consequences, all bespeak a creature whose nervous system is developed in the highest possible degree. The Dog But in the soup they have mixed a quantity of a poisonous herb, which causes insensibility, or it may be madness, in those who partake of it. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Her strength failed, and she sank on the grass in insensibility. The Spy Condensed for use in schools She speaks of the dead as of the living with brutal insensibility, and would think it a weakness to be swayed by a human feeling. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Two classes of persons necessarily contract much insensibility—surgeons and priests. Priests, Women, and Families It was plain that he was on the verge of insensibility again. Jan Vedder's Wife His story was that his enemies came on him unexpectedly in his cottage one day, beat his wife into insensibility, tied him to a bed, and then deliberately destroyed his eyes with a knife. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches The last I see of him on that occasion was his tryin', on the extremest verge of insensibility, to climb up the stairs, one by one, with his hands and knees. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 He was aghast at the insensibility of Mr. Dainopoulos who was leading the way across the street, his head bent and his damaged features set in a meditative scowl. Command Let us, however, remark this difference, that the insensibility of the surgeon is not without its utility: if he was affected by his operation he might tremble. Priests, Women, and Families She heard his voice; words that hummed and throbbed, lulling her to a numb insensibility to all but the thoughts she felt, rather than heard. The Vision of Elijah Berl "He, too, must have little that is consolatory to say to us," exclaimed Alderman Trentler; and Erasmus, almost lost in insensibility, signed to the servant to admit him. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians But a weeping spirit poured the opium of insensibility into thine heart, and the bursts of agony flowed away in a soft convulsion. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors St. Paul means by death to describe any state of intellectual and moral insensibility. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition He had never spoken or been conscious since; he lingered on from day to day in a state of complete insensibility; and while he was in that state the General would not leave him. A Life Sentence A Novel This insensibility helped to hinder the formation of a national style. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain From the bed in the corner of the room came the heavy sound of snoring respiration, which either betokened deep sleep or insensibility. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Now and then, during my insensibility, I felt pain, and dimly perceived that people were employed about me; but this consciousness soon left me, and I relapsed again into stupor as into a heavy sleep. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors At length with the same invincible good nature, and with the same pitiable insensibility to his own state, he arose to take leave. Coelebs In Search of a Wife The crowd received this specious fabrication with cold insensibility. Sónnica A long continuance of any unvaried impression results in insensibility to it. Logic, Inductive and Deductive There is a time in reverie when silence seems not to encourage thought, but rather, like some lowering cloud, to hang over and spread a gloomy insensibility around us. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Without speaking a word, I edged myself through, and saw, lying at the back of the door, the body of the unfortunate young woman, in a state of insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 He never suspected there was a principle, out of which such consequences could grow, and was ready to attribute to insensibility, that patience which nothing short of Christian piety could have inspired. Coelebs In Search of a Wife And with her name on his lips, the great lawyer closed his eyes again, and sank for the last time into a state of insensibility. Hand and Ring Angelica, in the middle of an animated conversation, had suddenly closed her eyes, and fallen into a state of profound insensibility. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Mrs. D. More than from the insensibility of his brother. The Nephews: A Play, in Five Acts. At that point, I knocked him down and punched him into insensibility with my feet. Helpfully Yours And her husband, so far from a churlish insensibility to her perfections, politely calls her Daughter of God and man, accomplish'd Eve. Coelebs In Search of a Wife After a few moments of insensibility, she again opened her eyes; and the first vision that presented itself to her, was her husband marching into the castle between two rows of the king's troops. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III He lingered four days, the greater part of the time in a state of insensibility, and expired the evening of the 24th of January, in the forty-eighth year of his age. Rulers of India: Akbar Some were tied to a windlass and pelted into insensibility, or perhaps more charitable death. Pirates and Piracy This characteristic dryness does not come, as one is liable to think, from ill-disguised insensibility. Contemporary Russian Novelists She was glad when she was stunned by exhaustion into a dull insensibility of feeling. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The Roman governor is confounded by his insensibility to the most refined and ingenious tortures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" They were drawn from diverse parts of the British Islands, and professed, in some instances, hostile forms of religion, but were distinguished chiefly by extreme ignorance and all but total spiritual insensibility. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons In another moment the patient had relapsed into insensibility; but, curiously enough, after this, conversation, Percival's mind began to wander, and he "talked nonsense" as persistently as the others had done. Under False Pretences A Novel He was conveyed to prison in a state of insensibility and placed in a cell, where he was left for the night. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 He wishes, deliberately wishes, to communicate these impressions to others, for he has suffered greatly from others' insensibility. The Forerunners Were it possible to overrate Cézanne, not to do so would be a mark of insensibility. Pot-Boilers What frequently is taken for coldness, for insensibility, for haughtiness, appears to be reserve which is put aside only when the Hollander feels very sure of his opinion. Rembrandt's Amsterdam Mysterious Case of Attempted Murder.—A young man of respectable appearance was discovered early this morning in a state of complete insensibility at the end of a passage leading out of Mill-street, Blackfriars. Under False Pretences A Novel My heart aches because of man's insensibility to the cruelty of thus leaving woman. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years In very truth, such insensibility has been the saddest of all our experiences during this war. The Forerunners They can turn his petulant limitations and querulous prejudices into exquisite foibles, his despotisms into quaint impetuosity, his insensibility to human want and misery into mellow wisdom. Pot-Boilers It is well known with what exterior fortitude Charles received the news of the duke’s assassination; this imperturbable majesty of his mind—insensibility it was not—never deserted him on many similar occasions. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Iron cruelty, an iron insensibility to the suffering of others, 100 the uncompromising pursuit of his own interests, cold culture, manners without humanity: these he had looked for, these he still thought he saw. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Then she made sure, by the new light, that all was well with old Maisie—mere silence, no insensibility—and went out to speak with Elizabeth-next-door, and get more wood for the fire. When Ghost Meets Ghost Let no one blame me for insensibility to the reverses of France! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) And, with a shudder, that shook visibly his whole frame, the unfortunate youth relapsed into insensibility. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative By giving to us this capacity for renewing our own sensitiveness to the impressions of pleasure through sympathy with childhood, God has provided a true and effectual remedy for the satiety and insensibility of age. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Good gracious! we can hardly believe such insensibility does exist. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Dave's responsibility as head engineer had been on his conscience all through his spell of insensibility, and had been the earliest roused matter of thought when the light began to break. When Ghost Meets Ghost Jucundus, in utter insensibility to certain instincts and rules which in Christianity are first principles, had, without intending it, been greatly dishonouring Agellius, and his passion, and the object of it. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Hardened in unbelief unto insensibility, they brought upon themselves overwhelming punishment. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent I was pleased to find that my Biblical teachings had suggested positive images, and that she had caught none of her nurse's stolid insensibility to beauty.... Records of Later Life To suspect Shakespeare in his maturity of a superficial touch savours of paradox; yet he was surely in error when he attributed insensibility to the digger of the grave. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Her own insensibility has passed, but has left her in bewilderment, dizzy and confused, as she kneels over him and tries for a sign of life in vain. When Ghost Meets Ghost From this state of insensibility he never recovered, and at half-past twelve o’clock he expired. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II You but pretend insensibility, to hide real feeling.” The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 It seems to me, that I could tolerate an absolute moral insensibility upon the subject better than the strange moral obliquity of justifying this horrible system by arguments drawn from Christ's teaching. Records of Later Life Isom had spread the thorns for his own feet, in his insensibility to all human need of gentleness. The Bondboy He seemed, from first to last, insensible of her caresses and attentions, and she seemed unconscious of his insensibility. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The adherence to the use of animal food is no more than a gross persistence in the customs of savage life, and an insensibility to the progress of reason and the operation of intellectual improvement. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery The Hessians’ comrades later caught Post, stripped him, beat him to insensibility, and left him for dead. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 She had conquered much in herself before speaking, and she felt that she had a right to resent the almost brutal insensibility with which he had received her words. A Manifest Destiny For flashes of crass insensibility to great poetry it is difficult to match anywhere, and impossible to match in Leigh Hunt. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The wise through thought th' insults of death defy, The fools through blest insensibility. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Fontenelle, who lived till within one month of a century, was very rarely known to laugh or cry, and even boasted of his insensibility. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The 'White Doe' is one of those poems which make many readers inclined to feel a certain tenderness for Jeffrey's dogged insensibility; and I confess that I am not one of its warm admirers. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The quantity of chloroform required to produce insensibility to external impressions varies much in different cases and must be regulated, as well as the admixture of air, by a competent assistant. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle There are some philosophers who aspire to triumph over human feelings, and consider all tender affections as disgraceful weaknesses; for my part, I have never pretended to that degree in insensibility. The History of Sandford and Merton I caught her in my arms, and bore her forward with all my speed; but before I again reached the sweeping inundation, insensibility had released her from the terrors of our passage. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 But the leaden weight of utter insensibility rendered more effort necessary, and, at last really frightened, he arose and lifted the insensible girl in his arms. Mabel's Mistake It may, indeed, be freely granted that Crabbe has suffered seriously by his slovenly methods and his insensibility to the more exquisite and ethereal forms of poetical excellence. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) After falling, there are convulsive movements of the legs or the animal sinks into insensibility. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle This is a somewhat caustic aphorism: ‘A romantic woman is a troublesome friend, as she expects you to be as impudent as herself, and is mortified at what she calls coldness and insensibility.’ A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies “Yes, yes,” cried Mrs Brandon, as Sam lapsed into insensibility once more. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam I will be calm—my hushed and trembling heart shall at least be silent—by-and-by it will, perhaps, be numbed into insensibility. Mabel's Mistake Mrs. Tow-wouse lives wherever turbulent temper, avarice, and insensibility are united; and her sneaking husband wherever a good inclination has195 glimmered forth, eclipsed by poverty of spirit and understanding. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The temperature, at first usually raised, tends to become lower as stupor and utter insensibility and coma supervene. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He'd occasionally put it on to remind us that he was affronted by the captain's insensibility to his loss, and that the assistance of the police would be demanded on our arrival at Cape Town. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly There was what Mr. Berenson calls “a certain happy insensibility” about him, which prevented him from taking fantastic flights, or from looking too deep below the surface. The Venetian School of Painting I gave no sign of having listened to this declaration, and my apparent insensibility petrified Brisquet. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales Some persons had been trampled or beaten into insensibility, and these were being carried towards the Place de la Concorde. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life In producing general anesthesia, or insensibility to pain, the vapor of chloroform or ether is administered by the nostrils. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The above cases supply instances of all the phenomena included in our categories, except those of insensibility to pain, powers of prediction, and the curative effects. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Moral insensibility is almost always combined with economic dependence. The Truth About Woman Slowly Rawson began to feel the return flow of life through his body; the shock had jarred every nerve to insensibility. Two Thousand Miles Below The wretched Theodora could not be torn from the mortal bleeding remains of her adored Gomez Arias, until the paroxysm of her grief was succeeded by insensibility. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The animal becomes much excited, and this stage does not pass into insensibility unless an enormous dose has been given. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The insensibility to pain, and to the effects of the galvanic shock, are also within the limits of the credible—and the latter is the more easy of proof, as being incapable of simulation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 But the conflict wearied her almost to insensibility. A Singer from the Sea It was not a question of courage—Rawson had plenty of that—but there are times when a man's nervous system is shocked almost to insensibility by sheer horror. Two Thousand Miles Below Cruelty depends on moral and physical insensibility, those incapable of feeling pain being indifferent to the sufferings of others. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso Mental depression and even insensibility occur before death. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He bore him to the floor and choked him into insensibility. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Each of these two was trying to slug the other into insensibility, working for any old kind of a knock-out. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Be this as it may, the inevitable half dozen pulque drinkers lean upon the counter all the while, absorbing the liquid which brings insensibility. Aztec Land When under a cloud of disgrace, instead of that insensibility, cynicism, or levity common to true criminals, they show deep sorrow, shame, and remorse, which not infrequently result in serious illness or death. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso Yes, that's it: for now I can feel all those desires that used to pass me by as if deflected by a cuirass of insensibility.... The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays The shock and the penetrating odor combined to rouse her from insensibility; and with a few gasps she recovered her consciousness; though her face, after one sudden flush, settled into a deadly paleness. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend A passenger alighting in the evening from a westbound train was set upon, robbed, and beaten into insensibility within ten feet of the train platform. The Mountain Divide The peculiar sensations of dizziness, accompanied by frightful periods of insensibility, kept recurring, now, however, not lasting more than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Compared with ordinary individuals, the criminal shows greater insensibility to pain as well as to touch. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso David Moore had drunk himself into insensibility early in the evening, and Bernardine, sick at heart, alone, wretched, and desolate, was left by herself to look the dread future in the face. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife I cursed his insensibility, being obliged to content myself over a few coals all night. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers The insensibility of the audience had turned her into a spectacle. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists He had hardly finished his sentence before a noise was heard that frightened Sancho almost into insensibility. The Story of Don Quixote Bell lay motionless on the ice; his insensibility might cost him his life; he was in danger of being frozen to death. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras But, whatever were his intentions, they were frustrated by Clara's recognition, who shrieked out, 'My Edward!' sprang into his arms, and was immediately in a state of insensibility. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters For that insensibility cannot be but at the expense of some unnatural ferocity of mind, or stupor of body.” The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero But poor Miss Jess cherished no malice; she freely forgave them their insensibility. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Pizarro barely escaped with his life, having received severe wounds and being borne to his ship in a state of insensibility. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots He met his fate with a firmness which would deserve the praise of fortitude if it was not the result of insensibility. Bygone Punishments But that insensibility is merely a thick shell put round it—a sevenfold shield perhaps; but the mortal fear lies hidden all the same within. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors It was obvious that he was going to be beaten into insensibility. In the Orbit of Saturn His skull was fractured, and he survived in a state of insensibility for a few hours only. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 She was dazed, almost to the point of insensibility. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Stupor is especially profound and confirmed insensibility, properly comatose. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions This is something more than any mere insensibility. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors But before his senses went under the closing tide of darkness and insensibility the victim heard Rowlett's pistol barking ferociously back into the timber from which the ambushed rifle had spoken. The Roof Tree We can not get away from it by arming ourselves with stoical insensibility. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 I can indistinctly remember the dancing lights, the popping of champagne corks—the noise, the confusion, the thrumming of a piano, and the boisterous laughter—and then I fell into a condition of complete insensibility. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Indifference and insensibility designate the absence of feeling toward certain persons or things; apathy, entire absence of feeling. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Poor Jocelyne only recovered from the state of insensibility into which she fell, to linger on a few months of a wretched existence, during which she never spoke. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Superiority to insult and ignominy, with some, proceeds from a callous and indifferent temperament,—a cold, phlegmatic, stoical insensibility, alike to kindness or unkindness. The Mind of Jesus What is the longest time ... the longest time...?" she cannot frame her question, but both doctors take its meaning at once, repeating together or between them, "The longest insensibility after immersion? Somehow Good He is no more disturbed by being convinced of moral insensibility, than intellectual absurdity.... Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors Indifference is a want of interest; insensibility is a want of feeling; unconcern has reference to consequences. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions They dragged him out, beat him into insensibility and stole all his money. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail They flitted and danced before his eyes till tortured nature could bear no more, and insensibility ended his sufferings for a time. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure He has the same sort of insensibility to gradations in time. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete It is not improbable, however, that the presence of these organs had only the effect of rendering the upper portion which contained them more capable of being thrown into a state of insensibility. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland We speak of insensibility of heart, immobility of countenance. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The duke endeavored to leap from the carriage; his head struck the ground, and his brain was so injured that he breathed but a few hours, in insensibility, and died. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Another trait is the want of domestic affections, and insensibility to the ties of kindred. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The chanting which has been audible in the other spheres is here silent—no doubt in order to symbolise the insensibility to outward impressions of the soul rapt in contemplation. Dante: His Times and His Work Chloroform: a colourless liquid which when inhaled produces complete insensibility to pain. The History of London I have been drugged or hypnotised, sir, and robbed of my gun while in a state of insensibility, sir—upon my honour as an Alderman and Magistrate of this borough! The Dop Doctor A deep lethargy came upon him; and, after a few hours of apparent insensibility, he breathed his last, at the age of 79 years. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series A painful proof of this insensibility was furnished about a year and a half ago, when the English West Indies were emancipated. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject There is great prostration, with feeble, rapid pulse, frequent and shallow breathing, and lowered temperature, ranging often from 95� to 96� F. The patient usually retains consciousness, but rarely there is complete insensibility. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) This untimely answer, which betrayed a perfect insensibility, convinced me that intelligence resulting from methodical and practical study is preferable to the torpid insanity incident to much learning. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. For the question is whether this insensibility to large parts of life has not injured Maupassant's treatment of the parts in which he did feel an interest. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The man's stolid calm, which had appeared a proof of innocence, now made him seem a monster of insensibility. Juggernaut It is the mean between over-indulgence in the direction of excess, and insensibility or indifference in the direction of defect. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Sarsfield made sure of coming to blows the next morning; but he had forgotten to take into consideration the insensibility to fatigue, and capacity of exertion, of the Navarrese mountaineers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 At this age, the wildness and moral insensibility of boyhood begins; the sports of childhood, only, are tolerated. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. Powerless to feign insensibility to the blow, Sir Francis openly fitted this black cap to his dishonored head by sending his clerk to expostulate with the poet. A Book About Lawyers I was shocked, however, with the same appearance of insensibility and precipitation. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Care should likewise be taken in trying to wean a person away from a habit of insensibility to pleasure by means of a r�gime of indulgence. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The liquor which I drank contained a powder which will within half an hour sink me into a condition of insensibility, from which I shall only awake a raging maniac! City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Since insensibility to pain is the ultimate good which her system of philosophy offers, it is natural that she should often point us to the lower forms of animal life for our exemplars. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 The only lightless dark is the night of ignorance and insensibility. The World I Live In The only mitigation of these horrors is that of a German chemist’s invention—an anæsthetic bullet which is claimed to produce complete insensibility, lasting for hours. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 Temperance is a mean between excessive indulgence of the appetites on one side and utter insensibility on the other. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Mrs. Belmont gave one loud and piercing scream, and then sank into a state of insensibility. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Constant exposure and unceasing toil had given the muleteer the same insensibility to fatigue attributed to certain savage tribes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Meanwhile, the unhappy king was borne to his own apartments, and as soon as he recovered from his insensibility the full misery of his situation broke upon him. The True Story Book A great insensibility sometimes accompanies the torpor of the skin in cold fits of agues. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Should we not change the name of this to "egotism" or "insensibility?" Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life And thus the miserable woman continued to rave, until the powerful drug which she had taken fully accomplished its work, and she sank upon the floor in a state of death-like insensibility. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Doubtless it brought a degree of refinement with it, but it was refinement purchased at a high price, by intellectual distortion and moral insensibility. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 But I do not think that in the mass of cases it arose from deliberate cruelty, but from a species of stolid indifference or insensibility to suffering. The Toilers of the Field An accumulation of feces in the rectum, occasioned by the torpor, or insensibility, of that bowel. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life With them also critical impartiality resembles not only indifference but insensibility. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life The main interest of Warner is his insensibility to the new influences which Spenser and Sidney directed, and which are found producing their full effect on Daniel and Drayton. A History of Elizabethan Literature And then her womanly aversion to inflicting pain, her appealing femininity when she brought a bulky-bodied, tobacco-chewing grasshopper for him to pinch its head into insensibility! 'Me--Smith' The greatest success that has attended the efforts of the priests in converting others, has been during the prevalence of the cholera, and especially after collapse and insensibility had seized the person! A New Guide for Emigrants to the West M. M. Whatever prevents the inirritability and insensibility of the system, that is, whatever prevents the approach of old age, will so far counteract the production of grey hairs, which is a symptom of it. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life I could not cry; I felt nothing, except a dull rage at my own insensibility. The Talking Horse And Other Tales Both had the same incapacity of unlaboured and forceless art, the same insensibility to passion, the same inability to rise above mere humours and contemporary oddities into the region of universal poetry. A History of Elizabethan Literature Page 261—repeated 'of' deleted—"... preceded the final insensibility of the victim." Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader The only qualities that were respected or cultivated were such stern virtues as courage, fortitude, endurance, insensibility to pain and grief, and contempt for all the pleasures of wealth and luxury. Pyrrhus Makers of History In the latter stages this extreme sensibility gives way to insensibility. Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated Let us arouse, my fellow-citizens, from our insensibility, and redeem our character for consistency, humanity, and benevolence. Select Temperance Tracts The deluge was mercifully short, but at the end Luther Hansen was almost beaten into insensibility. The Wind Before the Dawn The tomahawk was driven deep into the skull, and but a single sentence from his lips preceded the final insensibility of the victim. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader I replied that it certainly required no ordinary firmness; and yet the pain might in some degree be even lessened by the state of stupor and insensibility in which the youth still continued. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Too exclusive a relish for the comic and pathetic is accordingly a sign of bad taste and of comparative insensibility to beauty. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Nausea, vertigo, vomiting, exhilaration of spirits for a time, and subsequent stupor, and even total insensibility and death, are their accompaniments. Select Temperance Tracts The condition is one of insensibility, but not of natural refreshing recuperation. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Here we have a symbol of life under the utmost degree of listlessness, and of the greatest insensibility in a state of languid repose. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests But in each case the watchman had been overpowered, and either beaten into insensibility or maimed—and in at least one instance—killed. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts Now, a great sign of this hypocrisy is insensibility to sensuous beauty. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory These poisons, taken in different quantities, according to their strength, produce nausea, dizziness, exhilaration of spirits with subsequent debility, and even total insensibility; in other cases, delirium and death; and alcohol does the same. Select Temperance Tracts It is inhaled to produce mild slumber, or complete insensibility in surgical operations. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Suffering becomes beautiful, when any one bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility, but through greatness of mind.—Aristotle. The Girl Wanted One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of our Creator is the very extensiveness of his bounty.—Paley. Pearls of Thought It was impossible to score an advantage over his stolid strength and pachydermous insensibility. The Fighting Edge That will be after intimidation fails, for it is quite seriously probable that they will hire somebody to beat you into insensibility. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Their influence is principally exerted upon the nervous system, through which they produce most frequent irritability, disturbance of the special senses, delirium, insensibility, coma, and finally, death.” Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The weakest frame sinks into an insensibility profound as death, in which he has visions of heaven and the angels. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 The choice of painters to decorate the interior was an amazing act of official insensibility. The Story of Paris He should ask himself whether these intervals of insensibility were not on the whole the happiest in the illness—those which he would most have wished to multiply or to prolong. The Map of Life Conduct and Character But with that physical insensibility which accompanies prolonged torture of soul, she had ceased to feel the heat, had ceased even to feel the old neuralgic pain in her temples. Virginia There is a popular idea that whenever a person is taken ill with giddiness, fainting or insensibility, brandy should be at once procured and poured down his throat. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The wounds, it is to be hoped, are inflicted and kept fresh and active by means employed when the victims are in the insensibility to pain, which commonly goes with trance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 To the modern, Poussin is somewhat antipathetic by reason of his scholarly aloofness and insensibility to the passions and actualities of life. The Story of Paris Much, too, of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to a simple want of imagination which prevents us from adequately realising the sufferings of others. The Map of Life Conduct and Character To have talked or looked another way would then have been thought insensibility or ignorance. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 But the vegetable, condemned to fixity and insensibility, exhibits the same tendency only because it received at the outset the same impulsion. Creative Evolution Was it not more probably connected with that strange levity, almost insensibility, that had apparently indurated feelings which in early childhood had seemed sensitive even to the extent of violence? Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster At first she commended her for not being elated with so great an acquisition, but in a little time taxed her with ungrateful insensibility to so prodigious a blessing. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue |
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