Lunacy versus liberty, a letter on the defective state of the law, as regards insane persons, and private asylums1832 |
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abridged amuse anecdote appears bed room better body breakfast certificate Charles Wright Colonel commission commissioners companions confined convenient to send desponding dinner dozen drink duty eccentric EDGWARE ROAD endeavouring enquiry equity fear feel fellow Finch's firmly believe Fishmonger flog four weeks frequently friends gentlemen Gilbert-street Gills give GRIGGS Grosvenor-square heaven hour human race humble humour INSANE PERSONS interested in keeping interested person jury justice keeper Kensington House kind lady liberty LORD CHANCELLOR Lordship's LUNACY lunatic Mad Doctors Magna Charta Majesty's manacle medicine melancholy ment merry months motion oath Opera Colonnade parlour Parmenter patients Persons afflicted physician poor maniac present Printer PRIVATE ASYLUMS private madhouses proved ready cut restraint sane secured sent signature society strong liquors stupor suffer sunk suppose take thy place think proper told torpid ture tute twenty weeks tyranny unfortunate unsound mind wife Wine Merchant wish worst
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Page 14 - Fiery? the fiery duke? — Tell the hot duke, that— No, but not yet; — may be, he is not well. Infirmity doth still neglect all office, Whereto our health is bound ; we are not ourselves, When nature, being oppressed, commands th"e mind To suffer with the body.
Page 12 - And what was your signature? Was it Charles Wright? — No. — Was it Hecate ? — No. Did you sign it at all ? — Yes. Now, Mr. Wright, if you are actually mad, how dare any one presume to get your signature, knowing it must be illegal ; and if you are not mad...