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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Page 68
... fhew itfelf , Much by expe- riments feems to be generated , not only from ani- mals , fruits , and vegetables , but alfo from hard . bodies . And it is obferved by Sir Ifaac Newton , that air produced from hard bodies is moft elaftic ...
... fhew itfelf , Much by expe- riments feems to be generated , not only from ani- mals , fruits , and vegetables , but alfo from hard . bodies . And it is obferved by Sir Ifaac Newton , that air produced from hard bodies is moft elaftic ...
Page 70
... fhew there is a fpirit that moves , and a mind or providence that prefides . This providence , Plutarch faith , was thought to be in regard to the world , what the foul is in re- gard to man . 154. The order and courfe of things , and ...
... fhew there is a fpirit that moves , and a mind or providence that prefides . This providence , Plutarch faith , was thought to be in regard to the world , what the foul is in re- gard to man . 154. The order and courfe of things , and ...
Page 72
... fhew itself in its effects ( d ) , cherishing , heating , fermenting , diffolving , thi ning and operating in various manners , where a fubject offers to employ or determine its force . It is present in all parts of the earth and ...
... fhew itself in its effects ( d ) , cherishing , heating , fermenting , diffolving , thi ning and operating in various manners , where a fubject offers to employ or determine its force . It is present in all parts of the earth and ...
Page 81
... fhew themselves more or less , and are very various , foft , and cherishing , or violent and deftructive , terrible or agreeable , conveying good and evil , growth and decay , life and death , throughout the mundane fyftem . 177. It is ...
... fhew themselves more or less , and are very various , foft , and cherishing , or violent and deftructive , terrible or agreeable , conveying good and evil , growth and decay , life and death , throughout the mundane fyftem . 177. It is ...
Page 89
... fhew itself to be fire . Lead , tin , or regulus of antimony , being exposed to the fire of a burning glass , though they lofe much in fmoak and fteam , are nevertheless found to be confiderably increafed in weight , which proves the ...
... fhew itself to be fire . Lead , tin , or regulus of antimony , being exposed to the fire of a burning glass , though they lofe much in fmoak and fteam , are nevertheless found to be confiderably increafed in weight , which proves 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