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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... from what has been already obferved ( a ) . And yet fome perhaps may suspect
that , as the tar itself is fulphureous , tar - water must be of a hot and inflaming
nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams contain an acid fpirit , which is in
truch ...
... from what has been already obferved ( a ) . And yet fome perhaps may suspect
that , as the tar itself is fulphureous , tar - water must be of a hot and inflaming
nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams contain an acid fpirit , which is in
truch ...
Page 28
Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which be holds to be a soap , inasmuch as it is
found to contain an oil as well as an acid spirit . Hence it is both unctuous and
penetrating , a powerful antiphlogistic , and preservative against corruption and ...
Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which be holds to be a soap , inasmuch as it is
found to contain an oil as well as an acid spirit . Hence it is both unctuous and
penetrating , a powerful antiphlogistic , and preservative against corruption and ...
Page 131
... opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch
asserts all others held the world to be an animal , and governa , ed by providence
, except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal ,
contain· ...
... opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch
asserts all others held the world to be an animal , and governa , ed by providence
, except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal ,
contain· ...
Page 144
And though the books attributed to Mercurius Trismegistus were none of them
wrote by him , and are allowed to contain some manifest forgeries ; yet it is also
allowed , that they contain tenets of the antient ¯gyptian philosophy , though ...
And though the books attributed to Mercurius Trismegistus were none of them
wrote by him , and are allowed to contain some manifest forgeries ; yet it is also
allowed , that they contain tenets of the antient ¯gyptian philosophy , though ...
Page 163
converted into a high esteem for those exalted notions and fine hints , that
sparkle and shine throughout his · writings ; which seem to contain not only the
most · valuable - learning of Athens and Greece , but also a treasure of the most
remote ...
converted into a high esteem for those exalted notions and fine hints , that
sparkle and shine throughout his · writings ; which seem to contain not only the
most · valuable - learning of Athens and Greece , but also a treasure of the most
remote ...
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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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