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, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 174 pages |
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... must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician fails of his harmony . And in our present state , the operations of the mind , fo far depend on the right tone or good condition of it's inftrument , that any thing ...
... must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician fails of his harmony . And in our present state , the operations of the mind , fo far depend on the right tone or good condition of it's inftrument , that any thing ...
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... must stand eight and forty hours that the tar may have time to fubfide , when the clear water is to be poured off and kept for ufe , no more being made from the fame tar , which may ftill ferve for common purposes . 2 This cold infufion ...
... must stand eight and forty hours that the tar may have time to fubfide , when the clear water is to be poured off and kept for ufe , no more being made from the fame tar , which may ftill ferve for common purposes . 2 This cold infufion ...
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... must be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balfams contain and acid spirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a menftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects ...
... must be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balfams contain and acid spirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a menftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects ...
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... must therefore be a thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requifite quantity of their volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and ...
... must therefore be a thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requifite quantity of their volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and ...
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... must therefore differ in an endless variety , as to the texture of their abforbent veffels and fecretory ducts . 32. A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be confidered as an organifed fyftem of tubes and veffels ...
... must therefore differ in an endless variety , as to the texture of their abforbent veffels and fecretory ducts . 32. A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be confidered as an organifed fyftem of tubes and veffels ...
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