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 |
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The soul of man was supposed by many ancient sages , to be thrust into the
human body as into a prison , for punishment of past offences . But the worst
prison is the body of an indolent Epi . cure , whose blood is inflamed by
fermented lic ...
The soul of man was supposed by many ancient sages , to be thrust into the
human body as into a prison , for punishment of past offences . But the worst
prison is the body of an indolent Epi . cure , whose blood is inflamed by
fermented lic ...
Page 58
The spirit itself is by some supposed to be an oil highly subtilized , so as to mix
with water . But such volatile oil is not the spirit , but only it ' s vehicle . Since
aromatic oils , being long exposed to air , will lose their specific smell and taste ,
which ...
The spirit itself is by some supposed to be an oil highly subtilized , so as to mix
with water . But such volatile oil is not the spirit , but only it ' s vehicle . Since
aromatic oils , being long exposed to air , will lose their specific smell and taste ,
which ...
Page 78
It is not therefore to be wondered that Aristotle thought , the heat of a living body
to be fomewhat divine and celestial , derived from that pure ¿ther to which he
supposed the incorporeal deity ( zwersor sidos ) to be immediately united , or on
...
It is not therefore to be wondered that Aristotle thought , the heat of a living body
to be fomewhat divine and celestial , derived from that pure ¿ther to which he
supposed the incorporeal deity ( zwersor sidos ) to be immediately united , or on
...
Page 93
intellect ( a ) , and light or fire for a vehicle to the soul ; and , in like manner , air
may be supposed a vehicle to fire , fixing it in some degree , and communicating
it ' s effects to other bodies . 200 . The pure invisible fire or ¿ther doth permeace
...
intellect ( a ) , and light or fire for a vehicle to the soul ; and , in like manner , air
may be supposed a vehicle to fire , fixing it in some degree , and communicating
it ' s effects to other bodies . 200 . The pure invisible fire or ¿ther doth permeace
...
Page 97
Besides , we may suppose the particles of light to be indefinitely small , that is , as
small as we please , and their ... and ships failing from each port to every other ;
the larger the sea , and the smaller the vessels are supposed , the less danger ...
Besides , we may suppose the particles of light to be indefinitely small , that is , as
small as we please , and their ... and ships failing from each port to every other ;
the larger the sea , and the smaller the vessels are supposed , the less danger ...
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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 |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Reprinted for W. Innys, 1744 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 okt. 2008 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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