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They feed , digest , respire , perfpire and generate their kind , and are provided
with organs nicely fitted for all those uses . 30 . The sap vessels are observed to
be fine tubes running up through the trunk from the root . Secretory vessels are ...
They feed , digest , respire , perfpire and generate their kind , and are provided
with organs nicely fitted for all those uses . 30 . The sap vessels are observed to
be fine tubes running up through the trunk from the root . Secretory vessels are ...
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will , it is feared , prevail so long as distilled spirits of any kind are allowed , the
character of Englishmen in general , being that of Brutus , Quicquid vult , valde
vult . But why should such a canker be tolerated in the vitals of a state , under any
...
will , it is feared , prevail so long as distilled spirits of any kind are allowed , the
character of Englishmen in general , being that of Brutus , Quicquid vult , valde
vult . But why should such a canker be tolerated in the vitals of a state , under any
...
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The extremely small seeds of fern , mosles , mushrooms , and some other plants
are concealed and wafted about in the air , every part whereof seems replete with
seeds of one kind or other . The whole atmosphere seems alive . There is every ...
The extremely small seeds of fern , mosles , mushrooms , and some other plants
are concealed and wafted about in the air , every part whereof seems replete with
seeds of one kind or other . The whole atmosphere seems alive . There is every ...
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The same holds also with regard to the capillary vessels ( a ) of vegetables , it
being evident that through the fine strainers in the leaves and all over the body of
the plant , there be juices or fluids of a particular kind drawn in , and separated ...
The same holds also with regard to the capillary vessels ( a ) of vegetables , it
being evident that through the fine strainers in the leaves and all over the body of
the plant , there be juices or fluids of a particular kind drawn in , and separated ...
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not ' this be to introduce a kind of mysterious atheism To which it may be
answered , that whoever acknow , ledgerh the universe to be made and
governed by an eternal mind , cannot be justly deemed an atheist ( g . ) And this
was the tenet of ...
not ' this be to introduce a kind of mysterious atheism To which it may be
answered , that whoever acknow , ledgerh the universe to be made and
governed by an eternal mind , cannot be justly deemed an atheist ( g . ) And this
was the tenet of ...
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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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