Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 77
... substance of light , was accounted in itself invifible and im- perceptible to all our fenfes , being perceived only by it's effects , fuch as heat , flame , and rarefaction . To which we may add , that the moderns pretend farther to ...
... substance of light , was accounted in itself invifible and im- perceptible to all our fenfes , being perceived only by it's effects , fuch as heat , flame , and rarefaction . To which we may add , that the moderns pretend farther to ...
Page 87
... substance of light or fire to be the true chemic principal fulphur ( a ) , and to extend it felf through- out the whole univerfe . It is his opinion that this is the only active principle . That mixed with various things it formeth ...
... substance of light or fire to be the true chemic principal fulphur ( a ) , and to extend it felf through- out the whole univerfe . It is his opinion that this is the only active principle . That mixed with various things it formeth ...
Page 161
... substance , but as light to enlighten , and as a guide to govern . In Plato's ftyle , the term idea doth not merely fignify an inert in- active object of the understanding , but is ufed as fyno- nymous with rice and dex , caufe and ...
... substance , but as light to enlighten , and as a guide to govern . In Plato's ftyle , the term idea doth not merely fignify an inert in- active object of the understanding , but is ufed as fyno- nymous with rice and dex , caufe and ...
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abfolute acid ¿ther ¿thereal alfo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects effence elaftic Ennead exift fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould feem firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved pafs Parmenides particles perfons ph¿nomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent preferve principle Proclus produce pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Tim¿us turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe