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You may tell the man who has received the heart-shock which in this world, he will not recover, that life has nothing left; yet the stubborn heart still hopes on, ever near the prize -- "wealthiest when most undone:" he has reaped the whirlwind, but he will go on still, till life is over, sowing the wind.
Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series Frederick W. Robertson
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Again Harvey experienced that disagreeable heart-shock, with the alternation of hot and cold.
The Whirlpool George Gissing 1880
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The EPS rose 1.3 percent to $0.80, but the medical device maker reported weak sales of their major products, including their pacemakers, heart-shock defibrillators and spinal repair products.
Best Syndication - 2010
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