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 3
What entertainment foever the reasoning or notional part may afford the mind , I
will venture to say , the other part seemeth so surely calculated to do good to the
body , that both must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician ...
What entertainment foever the reasoning or notional part may afford the mind , I
will venture to say , the other part seemeth so surely calculated to do good to the
body , that both must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician ...
Page 4
... in the following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar , and stir
and mix them thoroughly with a ladle or Hat stick for the fpace of three or four
minutes , after which the vefsel must stand eight and forty hours that the tar may
have ...
... in the following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar , and stir
and mix them thoroughly with a ladle or Hat stick for the fpace of three or four
minutes , after which the vefsel must stand eight and forty hours that the tar may
have ...
Page 8
... blood and juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a
thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requisite quantity of their
volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , so as not to offend the stomach
, but ...
... blood and juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a
thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requisite quantity of their
volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , so as not to offend the stomach
, but ...
Page 16
... the same plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of
the same foil , by various species of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an
endless variety , as to the texture of their absorbent veftels and lecretory ducts .
... the same plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of
the same foil , by various species of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an
endless variety , as to the texture of their absorbent veftels and lecretory ducts .
Page 18
It is sufficient to observe , what all must acknowledge , that a plant or tree is a very
nice and complicated machine ( a ) ; by the several parts and motions whereof ,
the crude juices admitted through the absorbent vessels , whether of the root ...
It is sufficient to observe , what all must acknowledge , that a plant or tree is a very
nice and complicated machine ( a ) ; by the several parts and motions whereof ,
the crude juices admitted through the absorbent vessels , whether of the root ...
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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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