Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar WaterReprinted for W. Innys, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 35
... tar - water is not of an inflam- ing nature . 75. I have dwelt the longer on this head , because fome gentlemen of the faculty have thought fit to ( a ) 58 . E 2 declare declare that tar - water muft enflame , and that ( 35 )
... tar - water is not of an inflam- ing nature . 75. I have dwelt the longer on this head , because fome gentlemen of the faculty have thought fit to ( a ) 58 . E 2 declare declare that tar - water muft enflame , and that ( 35 )
Page 47
... thought to be more adequate to fuch an effect . But the disorder occafioned by that vio- lent process , it is to be feared , may never be got over . The immediate danger , the frequent bad effects , the extreme trouble and nice care ...
... thought to be more adequate to fuch an effect . But the disorder occafioned by that vio- lent process , it is to be feared , may never be got over . The immediate danger , the frequent bad effects , the extreme trouble and nice care ...
Page 69
... thought a change be not only a disguise . 149. Fire feems the most elastic and expansive of all bodies . It communicates this quality to moitt vapours and dry exhalations , when it heats and a- gitates their parts , cohering closely ...
... thought a change be not only a disguise . 149. Fire feems the most elastic and expansive of all bodies . It communicates this quality to moitt vapours and dry exhalations , when it heats and a- gitates their parts , cohering closely ...
Page 70
... 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 the experiments we daily make , fhew there is a mind that governs and actuates this mundane fyftem , ( a ) 139 , 149 ...
... 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 the experiments we daily make , fhew there is a mind that governs and actuates this mundane fyftem , ( a ) 139 , 149 ...
Page 77
... thought æther or heat to be Jupiter . Æther by the ancient philofophers was ufed to fignify pro- mifcuously fometimes fire and fometimes air . For they diftinguished two forts of air . Plato in the Timæus fpeaking of air , faith there ...
... thought æther or heat to be Jupiter . Æther by the ancient philofophers was ufed to fignify pro- mifcuously fometimes fire and fometimes air . For they diftinguished two forts of air . Plato in the Timæus fpeaking of air , faith there ...
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