 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 814 Seiten
...they heard that George Seiners had returned, crowded to see him, offering every comfort and assistance that their humble means afforded. He was too weak,...manhood — that softens the heart and brings it back to feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency ;... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 Seiten
...they heard that George Somers had returned, crowded to see him, offering every comfort and assistance that their humble means afforded. He was too weak,...however, to talk — he could only look his thanks. 25 His mother was his constant attendant, and he seemed unwilling to be helped by any other hand. There... | |
 | 1904 - 518 Seiten
...when sickness came, and death stared them in the face, they have wept and prayed like little children. "There is something in sickness that breaks down the...heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy." I believe that when death comes, a knowledge comes with it, if it has never come before, that it is... | |
 | Peter McDonald - 2004 - 228 Seiten
...Apprentices Ch.2 (18571 (written with Wiltóe Collins) describing the features of a country doctor There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. Attributed Niall Dickson 1953BBC television health corresponden: You would have to be on another planet... | |
 | Sandy Macleod - 2007 - 180 Seiten
...psychologically the commitment to care of the staff. Eventually patients may regress 'beyond privacy'. There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood' suggested Charles Dickens (1812-1870). " Disgust and caring He was lame, and no-one came near him ...... | |
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He was too weak, however, to talk — he could only look his thanks. His mother was his constant attendant ; and he seemed unwilling to be helped by any other hand. 
