10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAINSICKNESS»
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Elizabeth I: Translations, 1592-1598
To this distemper, this is worst, that foolish madness hath.202 For, in neglect of
most, and common women's203 haunt, To the shut and glorious one (perhaps to
the deformed)204 Be carried to—What madness more, or brainsickness, may ...
Elizabeth I, Janel Mueller, Joshua Scodel, 2009
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Indian Writing In English:Critical Rum.(part-2)
His unpredictable moods, irrational behaviour and fluctuating stances seem to be
overruled by his panic, brainsickness. It has swayed him no matter however
benevolent could be the situation. Almost an ideal world is in its formation for him
...
Amar Nath Prasad, S John Peter Joseph, 2006
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Biennial Report of the Board of Control of the State ...
In defining the word "insane" as used in the act, section 6570 makes it include "
any person whose mind, by reason of brainsickness, has become unsound,
rendering such person incapable of managing or caring for his own estate.
Kansas. Board of Control of State Charitable Institutions, 1910
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Acomplete dictionary of the english language, both with ...
BRAINSLCKLY, brzTn-slk-lyx ad. Weakly, headily. BRAINSICKNESS, brZKn-sik-
nis. s. l Indiscretion, giddiness. BRAKE, brzTk. The preterite of BREAK. BRAKE,
br-Zdk. s. Fern, brambles. BRAKE, brfsk. s. An instrument for drefling hemp or fiax
; ...
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Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: ...
BRAINSICKNESS, b1~.'me'-elk-nés, s. IndiscreBRAKE, brake. The preterit of
break. BRAKE, bréke, .2. Fem, brambles. BRAKE, bi-like, s. An instrument for
dressing hemp or flux; the handle of a ship's pump; a baker's kneading trough.
BRAKY ...
John Walker, Francis R. Sowerby, 1862
Brainless, braneMes, adj. Silly. Brainpan, brane'pan, s. The skull containing the
brains. BRAINSICK, brane-slk, adj. Addleheaded, giddy, i BrainsickLY, brane-slk-
le;, adv. Weakly, hcadily. Brainsickness, brane-slk-nes, s. Indiscretion, giddiness.
... and execute the snatches of songs after the established bravura fashion, she
was happily led to make them appear as they were intended, namely, the result
of some paroxysm of brainsickness. Upon the fame of the first performance, all
the ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, Thomas Carlyle, 1831
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Portia; the heiress of Belmont
It is but brainsickness to consider too deeply of things that are past and done ; a
disease of thought to ponder on the means which have already helped us to our
wish. I have mine in her removal ; the sum of her image shall henceforth be that
to ...
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A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ...
Hotheaded, furious. BRAINLESS, buictn-lls. a. Silly. BRAINPAN, brain-pan. s.
The (kull containing the brains. BRANSICK, brFn-slk. a. Addleheaded, giddy.
BRAINSICKLY, brZUn-sik-lyh. ad. Weakly, headily. BRAINSICKNESS, brZUn-sik-
nls. s.
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An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language in which ...
... is to reflect much upon a siibjectwwithout being able to_ come to an issue. To
Bum is to break a person's skull, to dash out his Brains. BRAINSICKNESS and
Bnsmrnvnn are old names for what term Punnm'rrs, or Inflammation of the Brain.
— .
David BOOTH (Author of the Analytical Dictionary.), 1835
