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 11
... it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth kind is common turpentine
neither transparent , nor so liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow
from the mountain pine , All these turpentines are usefull in the same intentions .
... it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth kind is common turpentine
neither transparent , nor so liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow
from the mountain pine , All these turpentines are usefull in the same intentions .
Page 12
Nevertheless it's being dug out of the earth shews it to be a foffil , though of a very
different kind from other foffils . But thus much is certain , that the medicinal
virtues of amber are to be found in the balsamic juices of pines and firs .
Particularly ...
Nevertheless it's being dug out of the earth shews it to be a foffil , though of a very
different kind from other foffils . But thus much is certain , that the medicinal
virtues of amber are to be found in the balsamic juices of pines and firs .
Particularly ...
Page 15
They feed , digest , respire , perspire and generate their kind , and are provided
with organs nicely fitted for all those uses . 30. The fap vessels are observed to
be fine cubes running up through the trunk from the root . Secretory vessels are ...
They feed , digest , respire , perspire and generate their kind , and are provided
with organs nicely fitted for all those uses . 30. The fap vessels are observed to
be fine cubes running up through the trunk from the root . Secretory vessels are ...
Page 31
A man may study , or exercise , or repose , keep his own hours , pass his time
either within or without , and take wholesome nourishment of any kind . 65. The
use of chalybeat waters , however excellent for the nerves and stomach , is often
...
A man may study , or exercise , or repose , keep his own hours , pass his time
either within or without , and take wholesome nourishment of any kind . 65. The
use of chalybeat waters , however excellent for the nerves and stomach , is often
...
Page 44
A Cachexy or ill habit is much of the same kind with the scurvy , proceeds from
the fame causes and is attended with like symptoms , which are so manifold and
various , that the scurvy may well be looked on as a general cachexy , infecting
the ...
A Cachexy or ill habit is much of the same kind with the scurvy , proceeds from
the fame causes and is attended with like symptoms , which are so manifold and
various , that the scurvy may well be looked on as a general cachexy , infecting
the ...
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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 | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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