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 70
This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the most subtile and elastic of all bodies , seems
to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the
immediate agent or instrument in natural things , it is the pure invisible fire that is
the ...
This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the most subtile and elastic of all bodies , seems
to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the
immediate agent or instrument in natural things , it is the pure invisible fire that is
the ...
Page 71
And that the inferior instrumental cause is pure ¿ther , fire , or the substance of
light ( c ) which is applied and determined by an infinite mind in the macrocosm
or universe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ; as it is in the ...
And that the inferior instrumental cause is pure ¿ther , fire , or the substance of
light ( c ) which is applied and determined by an infinite mind in the macrocosm
or universe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ; as it is in the ...
Page 73
The same máy be said of pure fire , or the spirit of the universe , which is
perceived only by means of loine other bodies , on which it operates , or with
which it is joined . What the chemists say , of pure acids being never found alone
, might as ...
The same máy be said of pure fire , or the spirit of the universe , which is
perceived only by means of loine other bodies , on which it operates , or with
which it is joined . What the chemists say , of pure acids being never found alone
, might as ...
Page 76
The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and should return to
fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole
universe ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and held ...
The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and should return to
fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole
universe ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and held ...
Page 77
... in order a subtile , Aaming substance , lighted up , or set on fire by that
¿thereal and divine nature , He supposeth , indeed , that God is in heaven , but
that his power , or a force derived from him , doch actuate and pervade the
universe . 168 ...
... in order a subtile , Aaming substance , lighted up , or set on fire by that
¿thereal and divine nature , He supposeth , indeed , that God is in heaven , but
that his power , or a force derived from him , doch actuate and pervade the
universe . 168 ...
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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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