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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... supposed , be the cause of muscular motion , by a mere impulfe of the nerves communicated from the brain to the mem- branes of the muscles , and thereby to the enclosed ¿ther , whofe expanfive motion , being by that means increased , is ...
... supposed , be the cause of muscular motion , by a mere impulfe of the nerves communicated from the brain to the mem- branes of the muscles , and thereby to the enclosed ¿ther , whofe expanfive motion , being by that means increased , is ...
Page 135
... supposed to impregnate plants and animals with the first principles , the ftamina , or thofe animal- cules which Piato , in his Tim¿us , faith are invi- fible for their smallmefs , but , being fown in a pro- per matrix , are therein ...
... supposed to impregnate plants and animals with the first principles , the ftamina , or thofe animal- cules which Piato , in his Tim¿us , faith are invi- fible for their smallmefs , but , being fown in a pro- per matrix , are therein ...
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abfolute acid ¿ther ¿therial againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic elaſtic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem fir Ifaac Newton firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul 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 medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons ph¿nomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refides refin ſeems ſpace ſpecific tar-water thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe Tim¿us turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe τὸ