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Then wou'd she remark upon, and recite the Villainies of those Times, 'till Faintness call'd her Spirits to some reviving Slumbers.
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Faintness is such a queer thing that to think of it is to have it.
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Faintness threatened again; his touch drew her back, anchoring her to reality, soothing her frayed nerves, promising security and safety.
A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995
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Faintness threatened again; his touch drew her back, anchoring her to reality, soothing her frayed nerves, promising security and safety.
A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995
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Faintness began to creep over Kate, the room began to develop a slight spin, and there was some restless rustling in the cabin trunks of her mind.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1988
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Faintness from loss of blood was coming over him, and it was with difficulty that he kept on his feet.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds Walter Fenton Mott
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A Scarlet Head is a demonstration of Courage, but a Pale and wan of Faintness.
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Faintness came over him, breathing the sulphurous smoke, with the tornado of battle stunning his brain --
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Faintness seizes me, -- the ladder swims before my eyes, -- I am paralyzed, -- Death has me, I think!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Various
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-- Symptoms: Faintness and nausea, soon followed by painful and continued vomiting, severe diarrhoea, constriction and burning sensation in the throat, cramps, or spasmodic twitchings, with symptoms of nervous derangement, and great prostration of strength, often terminating in death.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs
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