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 51
... kind are allowed , the character of English- men in general , being that of Brutus , Quicquid vult , valde vult . But why fhould fuch a canker be tolerated in the vitals of a ftate , under any pre- tence or in any fhape whatsoever ...
... kind are allowed , the character of English- men in general , being that of Brutus , Quicquid vult , valde vult . But why fhould fuch a canker be tolerated in the vitals of a ftate , under any pre- tence or in any fhape whatsoever ...
Page 65
... kind , whenever they light on a proper matrix . The ex- tremely fmall feeds of fern , moffes , mushrooms , and fome other plants are concealed and wafted a- bout in the air , every part whereof feems replete with feeds of one kind or ...
... kind , whenever they light on a proper matrix . The ex- tremely fmall feeds of fern , moffes , mushrooms , and fome other plants are concealed and wafted a- bout in the air , every part whereof feems replete with feeds of one kind or ...
Page 90
... lights in the fea , whose waves feem frequently all on fire . Its operations are various according to its kind , quantity , and degree of vehemence . One ( a ) 157 . degree degree keeps water fluid , another turns it into ela- ( 90 )
... lights in the fea , whose waves feem frequently all on fire . Its operations are various according to its kind , quantity , and degree of vehemence . One ( a ) 157 . degree degree keeps water fluid , another turns it into ela- ( 90 )
Page 96
... kind : Be- cause the folar light is not fixed in any fubject : Laftly , because it contracts and expands it felf fo eafily without collifion , condenfation , rarefaction , or delay throughout the vafteft fpace . These rea- fons are ...
... kind : Be- cause the folar light is not fixed in any fubject : Laftly , because it contracts and expands it felf fo eafily without collifion , condenfation , rarefaction , or delay throughout the vafteft fpace . These rea- fons are ...
Page 100
... kind drawn in , and feparated from the com- mon mafs of air and light . And that the most elaborate fpirit , whereon the character or diftin- guishing virtue and properties of the plant depend , is of a luminous ( b ) and volatile ...
... kind drawn in , and feparated from the com- mon mafs of air and light . And that the most elaborate fpirit , whereon the character or diftin- guishing virtue and properties of the plant depend , is of a luminous ( b ) and volatile ...
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