 A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country, a letter from him, which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute...  The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe - Seite 292von Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1839 - 368 Seiten
...illness— of a pitiable mental idiosyncrasy which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to sec me, as his best, and indeed, his only personal friend,...much more, was said — it was the apparent heart thnt went with his request — which allowed me no room foi hesitation — and I accordingly obeyed,... | |
 | 1839 - 372 Seiten
...of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness— of a pitiable mental idiosyncrasy which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to...the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of hia malady. It was the manner in which all this, and much more, was said — it was the apparent heart... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 686 Seiten
...of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness ; of a pitiable mental idiosyncrasy which oppressed him ; and of an earnest desire to...— which allowed me no room for hesitation, and I accordingly obeyed -what I still considered a very singular summons forthwith. Although as boys we... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1845 - 288 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest...— which allowed me no room for hesitation ; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons. Although, as boys, we... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1865 - 578 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to see me, as his hest, and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1871 - 556 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest...— which allowed me no room for hesitation ; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons. Although, as boys, we... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1874 - 644 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest...— which allowed me no room for hesitation, and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons. Although, as boys, we... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1876 - 618 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest...— which allowed me no room for hesitation ; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still cousidered a very singular summous. Although, as boys, we... | |
 | Edmund John Armstrong - 1877 - 342 Seiten
...of acute bodily illness, of a mental disorder which oppresses him, and of an earnest desire to see his best and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting some alleviation of his malady. Suddenly the narrator remembers that the entire family of the Ushers... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 510 Seiten
...The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest...— which allowed me no room for hesitation ; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons. Although, as boys, we... | |
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