Insensibility

In what ways does literature address the ailments of what Wilfred Owen calls, in his poem "Insensibility" (epigraph), a heart "small drawn"?

Soldier's Heart by Elizabeth D Samet: Questions 2007

Now, tho 'in Bosvil's Presence I made a shift to keep up this seeming Insensibility, yet interiorly I was tormented with a thousand

The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia 2008

Now, tho 'in Bosvil's Presence I made a shift to keep up this seeming Insensibility, yet interiorly I was tormented with a thousand

The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia 2008

Insensibility fell upon him for a few minutes; he emerged from it once more.

No Thoroughfare 2007

Insensibility, in our critical interested situation.

Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 September 1774, "I received..." 1963

Insensibility, stertorous breathing, lividity of face and body, and death from asphyxia.

Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Insensibility alone could never have produced this icy chill.

Something New 1928

_Insensibility_ has been justly noted by M. Bergson as an essential characteristic of him who laughs.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926

She was however much quieter than she had been; the convulsions she had before suffered having given way to an almost perfect Insensibility.

Love And Freindship Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 1922

Insensibility was very near now, but with all the will that was hers she struggled to fend it off.

The Yellow Claw Sax Rohmer 1921