The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... longevity . Certainly he belongs to the canine race , which is short- lived . 6. The camel is long - lived ; a lean , sinewy creature , which commonly reaches fifty and sometimes one hun- dred years.8 7. The horse lives only to a ...
... longevity . Certainly he belongs to the canine race , which is short- lived . 6. The camel is long - lived ; a lean , sinewy creature , which commonly reaches fifty and sometimes one hun- dred years.8 7. The horse lives only to a ...
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... longevity , that he casts his beak , which makes him grow young again ; whence comes the erb , " the old age of the eagle . " But perhaps it is not the renewing of the eagle which casts the bill , but the casting of the bill which ...
... longevity , that he casts his beak , which makes him grow young again ; whence comes the erb , " the old age of the eagle . " But perhaps it is not the renewing of the eagle which casts the bill , but the casting of the bill which ...
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... longevity , as it prevents and repels the intemper- ances of the air which so strangely weaken and under- mine the body ; and with this birds are excellently provided . And though sheep which are well covered are short - lived , this ...
... longevity , as it prevents and repels the intemper- ances of the air which so strangely weaken and under- mine the body ; and with this birds are excellently provided . And though sheep which are well covered are short - lived , this ...
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... longevity be imputed to grace or the holy line . For of the patriarchs before the flood there are counted eleven generations , but of the sons of Adam by Cain only eight ; which would make Cain's descendants the more long - lived ...
... longevity be imputed to grace or the holy line . For of the patriarchs before the flood there are counted eleven generations , but of the sons of Adam by Cain only eight ; which would make Cain's descendants the more long - lived ...
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... 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 concerning the ...
... 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 concerning the ...
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