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, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... derived , rather than diffe- rent shapes or figures . This , as hath been already obferved , feems confirmed by the experiment of fixed falts operating one way , notwithstanding the difference of their angles . The original particles ...
... derived , rather than diffe- rent shapes or figures . This , as hath been already obferved , feems confirmed by the experiment of fixed falts operating one way , notwithstanding the difference of their angles . The original particles ...
Page 77
... derived from him , doth actuate and pervade the universe . 168. If we may credit Plutarch , Empedocles thought æther or heat to be Jupiter . Æther by the ancient philofophers was used to fignify pro- mifcuously fometimes fire and ...
... derived from him , doth actuate and pervade the universe . 168. If we may credit Plutarch , Empedocles thought æther or heat to be Jupiter . Æther by the ancient philofophers was used to fignify pro- mifcuously fometimes fire and ...
Page 78
... derived from that pure æther to which he fuppofed the incorporeal deity ( xwgisov sidos ) to be immediately united , or on which he fuppofed it immediately to act . 171. The Platonifts held their intellect refided in foul , and foul in ...
... derived from that pure æther to which he fuppofed the incorporeal deity ( xwgisov sidos ) to be immediately united , or on which he fuppofed it immediately to act . 171. The Platonifts held their intellect refided in foul , and foul in ...
Page 80
... derived from the Hebrew word Satar , to lye hidden or con- cealed . And what hath been delivered by Hip- pocrates agrees with the notions of other philofo- phers : Heraclitus , ( b ) for inftance , who held fire to be the principle and ...
... derived from the Hebrew word Satar , to lye hidden or con- cealed . And what hath been delivered by Hip- pocrates agrees with the notions of other philofo- phers : Heraclitus , ( b ) for inftance , who held fire to be the principle and ...
Page 81
... derived it from Egypt by his master Pythagoras , who had travelled into Egypt , and been inftructed by the fages of that nation . One of whofe te- nets it was , that fire was the principle of all action ; which is agreeable to the ...
... derived it from Egypt by his master Pythagoras , who had travelled into Egypt , and been inftructed by the fages of that nation . One of whofe te- nets it was , that fire was the principle of all action ; which is agreeable to the ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal alfo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects effence elaftic Ennead exift fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould feem firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved pafs Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent preferve principle Proclus produce pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe