orga’sm. Sudden vehemence.
By means of the curious lodgment and inosculation of the auditory nerves,
the orgasms of the spirits
should be allayed, and perturbations of the mind
quieted.
Derham’s Physico-Theology.
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From: Johnson’s Dictionary, A Modern Selection by E.L. McAdam, Jr. & George Milne, New York, Pantheon Books, 1963.
From: Johnson’s Dictionary, A Modern Selection by E.L. McAdam, Jr. & George Milne, New York, Pantheon Books, 1963.
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