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 - 164 pages |
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Page 21
No wonder then that the ens primum or scintilla spirituosa , as it is called , of
plants should be a thing so fine and fugacious as to escape our nicest search . It
is evident that nature at the sun ' s approach vegetates ; and ( a ) 40 . languishes
...
No wonder then that the ens primum or scintilla spirituosa , as it is called , of
plants should be a thing so fine and fugacious as to escape our nicest search . It
is evident that nature at the sun ' s approach vegetates ; and ( a ) 40 . languishes
...
Page 31
Whereas tar - water is so far from hurting in those cases , or being discontinued
on chat account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66 . Cordials ,
vulgarly so called , act immediately on the stomach , and by consent of nerves on
the ...
Whereas tar - water is so far from hurting in those cases , or being discontinued
on chat account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66 . Cordials ,
vulgarly so called , act immediately on the stomach , and by consent of nerves on
the ...
Page 32
this water of health ( as it may be justly called ) is permanent . In which it
emulates the virtues of that famous plant Gen Seng , so much valued in China as
the only cordial that raiseth the spirits without depressing them . Tar - water is so
far from ...
this water of health ( as it may be justly called ) is permanent . In which it
emulates the virtues of that famous plant Gen Seng , so much valued in China as
the only cordial that raiseth the spirits without depressing them . Tar - water is so
far from ...
Page 50
... there is not any other medicine whatsoever , so effe Etual to restore a crazy .
conftitution , and chear a dreary mind , or fo likely to fubvert that gloomy empire of
the spleen ( a ) , which tyraniseth over the better fort ( as they are called ) of these
...
... there is not any other medicine whatsoever , so effe Etual to restore a crazy .
conftitution , and chear a dreary mind , or fo likely to fubvert that gloomy empire of
the spleen ( a ) , which tyraniseth over the better fort ( as they are called ) of these
...
Page 60
And although this principle be called the salt of the earth , yet it should seem it
may more properly be called the salt of the air , since earth turned up and lying
fallow receives it from the air . And it should seem that this is the great principle of
...
And although this principle be called the salt of the earth , yet it should seem it
may more properly be called the salt of the air , since earth turned up and lying
fallow receives it from the air . And it should seem that this is the great principle 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 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 |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Contributors | Margaret Rhames, 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 | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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