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 48
... these islands , often rendering them , upon the whole , much more unhappy than those whom po- verty and labour have ranked in the lowest lot of life ; which ailments might be fafely removed or re- lieved by the fole use of tar - water ...
... these islands , often rendering them , upon the whole , much more unhappy than those whom po- verty and labour have ranked in the lowest lot of life ; which ailments might be fafely removed or re- lieved by the fole use of tar - water ...
Page 49
... these climates , where ftrong liquors fo fatally and fo frequently pro duce thofe very diftreffes they are defigned to re- medy ; and , if I am not mifinformed , even among the ladies themfelves , who are truly much to be pitied . Their ...
... these climates , where ftrong liquors fo fatally and fo frequently pro duce thofe very diftreffes they are defigned to re- medy ; and , if I am not mifinformed , even among the ladies themfelves , who are truly much to be pitied . Their ...
Page 64
... These native fpirits or vegetable fouls are all breathed or exhaled into the air , which seems the receptacle as well as fource of all fublunary forms , the great mafs or chaos which imparts and receives them . The air , or atmosphere ...
... These native fpirits or vegetable fouls are all breathed or exhaled into the air , which seems the receptacle as well as fource of all fublunary forms , the great mafs or chaos which imparts and receives them . The air , or atmosphere ...
Page 80
... these terms : " That which we call heat , 9guor , appears to me fomething immortal , which understands all " things , which fees and knows both what is pre- fent , and what is to come . " 175. This fame heat is also what Hippocrates ...
... these terms : " That which we call heat , 9guor , appears to me fomething immortal , which understands all " things , which fees and knows both what is pre- fent , and what is to come . " 175. This fame heat is also what Hippocrates ...
Page 83
... these accounts , the fun was looked on by the Greek theologers as the fpirit of the world , and the power of the world . The clean fing quality , the light and heat of fire are natural fymbols of purity , knowledge , and power , or , if ...
... these accounts , the fun was looked on by the Greek theologers as the fpirit of the world , and the power of the world . The clean fing quality , the light and heat of fire are natural fymbols of purity , knowledge , and power , or , if ...
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