Both Uses of
paralysis
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Reversals of this kind, strange deformities, tremendous paralyses, are often seen to be inflicted by trade upon edifices—either individual or in the aggregate as streets and towns—which were originally planned for pleasure alone.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- He looked up at the sound of her pit-pat, and his changed appearance sufficiently denoted to her the depth and strength of the feelings paralyzed by her letter.†
Chpt 31-33
Definition:
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(paralysis) loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision