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They cannot therefore be taken in substance , so much or so long , as to produce
all those falutary effects , which , if thoroughly mixed with the blood and juices ,
they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit ...
They cannot therefore be taken in substance , so much or so long , as to produce
all those falutary effects , which , if thoroughly mixed with the blood and juices ,
they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit ...
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The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther considered , that ,
as on the one hand , opposite causes do sometimes produce the same effect , for
instance , heat by rarefaction and cold by condenfation do both increase the air ...
The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther considered , that ,
as on the one hand , opposite causes do sometimes produce the same effect , for
instance , heat by rarefaction and cold by condenfation do both increase the air ...
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To prove the destructive effects of such fpirits with regard both to the humane
fpecies and individuals , we need not go so far as our colonies , or the savage
natives of America . Plain proof may be had nearer home . For , albeit there is in
every ...
To prove the destructive effects of such fpirits with regard both to the humane
fpecies and individuals , we need not go so far as our colonies , or the savage
natives of America . Plain proof may be had nearer home . For , albeit there is in
every ...
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This pure spirit or invisible fire is ever ready to exert and sew itself in its effects ( d
) , cherishing , heating , fermenting , diffolving , shining and operating in various
manners , where a subject offers to employ or determine its force . It is present in
...
This pure spirit or invisible fire is ever ready to exert and sew itself in its effects ( d
) , cherishing , heating , fermenting , diffolving , shining and operating in various
manners , where a subject offers to employ or determine its force . It is present in
...
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moretic , bus effect by alterative briate , and to produce a calm and steddy joy like
the effect of good news , without that sinking of spirits which is a subsequent
effect of all fermented cordials . I may add , without all other inconvenience ,
except ...
moretic , bus effect by alterative briate , and to produce a calm and steddy joy like
the effect of good news , without that sinking of spirits which is a subsequent
effect of all fermented cordials . I may add , without all other inconvenience ,
except ...
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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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