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finished the whole, with the exception ofabout six or eight, when, about eight or tenminutes from the commencement of his meal,he was suddenly seized with a dimness, ormist before his eyes, a giddiness of thehead, with a general trembling and suddenloss of power;—so much so, that he nearlyfell off the chair; to this succeeded, loss of -recollection: he forgot where he was, andall the circumstances of his case. This de-privation soon went off, and he so far ralliedas to be able, though with difficulty, to getup, with the intention of going to Mr. Glenfor assistance—.a distance of about fivehundred yards: he had not proceeded morethan half way, when his memory againfailed him; he lost his road, although pre-viously well acquainted with it. He wasQ 5