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 26
And at the same time that it quickens the fuggish blood of the hysterical , it's
balsamic oily nature abates the too rapid motion of the sharp thin blood in those
who are hectic . There is a lentour and smoothness in the blood of healthy strong
...
And at the same time that it quickens the fuggish blood of the hysterical , it's
balsamic oily nature abates the too rapid motion of the sharp thin blood in those
who are hectic . There is a lentour and smoothness in the blood of healthy strong
...
Page 27
... concretions they are intended to remove . 57. Weak and rigid fibres are looked
on by the most able physicians , as sources of two different classes of distempers
: a Nuggish motion of the liquids occasions weak fibres : therefore tar - water ...
... concretions they are intended to remove . 57. Weak and rigid fibres are looked
on by the most able physicians , as sources of two different classes of distempers
: a Nuggish motion of the liquids occasions weak fibres : therefore tar - water ...
Page 31
... and consequently the motion of their contents , producing , in issue and effect ,
all the benefits of a cordial much more lasting and falutary than those of
fermented spirits , which by their caustic and coagulating qualities do
incomparably more ...
... and consequently the motion of their contents , producing , in issue and effect ,
all the benefits of a cordial much more lasting and falutary than those of
fermented spirits , which by their caustic and coagulating qualities do
incomparably more ...
Page 36
The best physicians make the idea of a fe . ver to consist in a too great velocity of
the heart's motion , and too great resistance at the capillaries . Tar - water , as it
softens and gently stimulates those nice vessels , helps to propel their ...
The best physicians make the idea of a fe . ver to consist in a too great velocity of
the heart's motion , and too great resistance at the capillaries . Tar - water , as it
softens and gently stimulates those nice vessels , helps to propel their ...
Page 52
I may say too , in regard of spirit and vivacity , which , within the same compass of
duration , may truly and properly be affirmed to add to man's life : it being
manifest , that one man , by a brisker motion of his fpirits and succession of his
ideas ...
I may say too , in regard of spirit and vivacity , which , within the same compass of
duration , may truly and properly be affirmed to add to man's life : it being
manifest , that one man , by a brisker motion of his fpirits and succession of his
ideas ...
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| Title | Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another Eighteenth Century English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection 8128. number of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, George Berkeley |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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