wakefulness
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Wakefulness, that galloping horse, had fallen to the ground underneath me.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
Wakefulness is very frequently the forerunner of insanity, especially among those who perform excessive mental labor.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
XXV Here is suggested the fourth stage: Wakefulness.
From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa
Wakefulness is to be recommended, for humours are carried inward by sleep, and thus inflammation is increased.
Wakefulness is sometimes due to reflex nervous causes such as the need for circumcision, or the presence of adenoids, enlarged tonsils or worms.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
