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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And in our present state , the operations of the mind , so far depend on the right tone or good condition of it's instrument , that any thing which greatly contributes to preserve or recover the health of the body , is well worth the ...
And in our present state , the operations of the mind , so far depend on the right tone or good condition of it's instrument , that any thing which greatly contributes to preserve or recover the health of the body , is well worth the ...
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Mr. Evelyn in his treatise on Forest trees observes with wonder , that stems of trees , smeared over with tar , are preserved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every other thing of an ...
Mr. Evelyn in his treatise on Forest trees observes with wonder , that stems of trees , smeared over with tar , are preserved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every other thing of an ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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The folly of man rateth things by their scarceness , but Providence hath made the most useful things most common . Among those liquid oily extracts from trees and shrubs , which are termed balsams , and valued for medicinal virtues ...
The folly of man rateth things by their scarceness , but Providence hath made the most useful things most common . Among those liquid oily extracts from trees and shrubs , which are termed balsams , and valued for medicinal virtues ...
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But dercriptions are not so easily ; misapplied as names . Theoprastus tells us , that witus differetb from wo'rn , among other things , in that it is neither fo tall nor so streight , nor hath lo large a leaf .
But dercriptions are not so easily ; misapplied as names . Theoprastus tells us , that witus differetb from wo'rn , among other things , in that it is neither fo tall nor so streight , nor hath lo large a leaf .
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| Pealkiri | 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 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 |
| Autor | George Berkeley |
| Contributors | William Bowyer, William Innys, Charles Hitch, Charles Davis |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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