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  • A letter of Branwell's (preserved by the grave-digger in a quaint devotion to his friend's memory) has achieved an immortality denied to his "Effusions".

    The Three Brontës May Sinclair 1904

  • Nothing having come of the "Effusions", Branwell, to his infinite credit, followed his sisters 'example, and became tutor with a Mr. Postlethwaite.

    The Three Brontës May Sinclair 1904

  • Today's Collected Effusions Because you wanted to know:

    Works And Days yuki_onna 2009

  • I'm going to call this one "An Extempore Effusion upon Extempore Effusions":

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2008

  • And that I may further declare what is the Essence, Matter and Form of the Spirit of _Mercury_, I say, that its Essence is blessed, its Matter spiritual and its form earthly, which yet must be understood by an incomprehensible way; these are indeed harsh Expressions, many will think, thy Proposals are all vain, strange Effusions, raising wonderful

    Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. Basilius Valentinus

  • These Men do not consider that we live in such an Age of the World, as we are not to expect such extraordinary Effusions of the Spirit: All that we can reasonably expect, or that God has promis'd, is, to give his Holy Spirit to those that ask it of him; that is, so to guide them by his gracious

    The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan Ibn Tufail

  • The manuscript volume which contains _Evelyn_ is grandly entitled on the outside 'Volume the Third'; on the inside 'Effusions of Fancy by a very

    Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh

  • LETTER 10th LAURA in continuation When we were somewhat recovered from the overpowering Effusions of our grief, Edward desired that we would consider what was the most prudent step to be taken in our unhappy situation while he repaired to his imprisoned freind to lament over his misfortunes.

    Love And Freindship Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 1922

  • A letter of Branwell's (preserved by the grave-digger in a quaint devotion to his friend's memory) has achieved an immortality denied to his “Effusions”.

    The Three Brontes Sinclair, May 1912

  • Effusions into the cortical motor areas give rise to irritation or paralysis of the muscles governed by the affected centres.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

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