The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... instances of longevity mentioned in heathen authors are not to be depended on ; both by reason of the fables , to which relations of this kind are very prone , and the fallacies in the calculations of years . In the accounts extant ...
... instances of longevity mentioned in heathen authors are not to be depended on ; both by reason of the fables , to which relations of this kind are very prone , and the fallacies in the calculations of years . In the accounts extant ...
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... instances already recounted and in those which I am going to recount , to bring forward no age less than 80 ; and I have appended to each a character or biographical notice , true and very short , but such as in my judgment has some ...
... instances already recounted and in those which I am going to recount , to bring forward no age less than 80 ; and I have appended to each a character or biographical notice , true and very short , but such as in my judgment has some ...
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... instance is that of the Vene- tian Cornaro , who being of sickly body in his youth , began for the sake of his health to measure his meat and drink by weight . This custom led by degrees to a fixed diet , and the diet to a very long ...
... instance is that of the Vene- tian Cornaro , who being of sickly body in his youth , began for the sake of his health to measure his meat and drink by weight . This custom led by degrees to a fixed diet , and the diet to a very long ...
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... instance of the kind has occurred in those places . But yet in this , as in the former case , certain changes have taken place by reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because ...
... instance of the kind has occurred in those places . But yet in this , as in the former case , certain changes have taken place by reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because ...
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... the agents and workmen that pro- duce all the effects in the body . This appears manifest both by general consent and by innumerable instances . 2. If it were possible for young spirits to be " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 83.
... the agents and workmen that pro- duce all the effects in the body . This appears manifest both by general consent and by innumerable instances . 2. If it were possible for young spirits to be " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 83.
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