The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... plants are of short duration , and unless they putrefy , turn into dust and ashes ; but the roots are more durable . 7. The bones of animals last long , as may be seen in charnel - houses where they are stored . Horns also and teeth are ...
... plants are of short duration , and unless they putrefy , turn into dust and ashes ; but the roots are more durable . 7. The bones of animals last long , as may be seen in charnel - houses where they are stored . Horns also and teeth are ...
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... plants . Major Observations . 1. Let it be assumed , as is most certain , that all tangible bodies contain a spirit or pneumatic body con- cealed and enveloped in the tangible parts ; that by this spirit all dissolution and consumption ...
... plants . Major Observations . 1. Let it be assumed , as is most certain , that all tangible bodies contain a spirit or pneumatic body con- cealed and enveloped in the tangible parts ; that by this spirit all dissolution and consumption ...
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... plants that will last three or four years , as the violet , strawberry , burnet , prim- rose , and sorrel ; but borage and bugloss , although they seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual , the bugloss longer ...
... plants that will last three or four years , as the violet , strawberry , burnet , prim- rose , and sorrel ; but borage and bugloss , although they seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual , the bugloss longer ...
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... plants and animals , as regards alimentation and reno- vation , namely , that the bodies of animals are confined within their own bounds ; and that after they have come to their full growth , they are continued and pre- served by ...
... plants and animals , as regards alimentation and reno- vation , namely , that the bodies of animals are confined within their own bounds ; and that after they have come to their full growth , they are continued and pre- served by ...
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... Plants are nourished by earth and water , animals by plants , men by animals , There are animals likewise which feed on flesh , and man himself feeds partly on plants ; but man and carnivorous ani- mals could hardly be nourished by ...
... Plants are nourished by earth and water , animals by plants , men by animals , There are animals likewise which feed on flesh , and man himself feeds partly on plants ; but man and carnivorous ani- mals could hardly be nourished by ...
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