The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... strong it will in the end 1 Aristot . De Long . et Brevit . Vitæ , c . 6 . 2 Virgil , Eclog . viii . 80 .: " Limus ut hic durescit , et hæc ut cera liquescit Uno eodemque igne . " dry up even the things which it has melted . 24 ...
... strong it will in the end 1 Aristot . De Long . et Brevit . Vitæ , c . 6 . 2 Virgil , Eclog . viii . 80 .: " Limus ut hic durescit , et hæc ut cera liquescit Uno eodemque igne . " dry up even the things which it has melted . 24 ...
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... strong fire , become lighter and more brittle ; and oily and fat substances become burnt , scorched , dried up , and crusted . 3. Air , especially open air , manifestly dries , but never melts . Thus roads and the soil when moistened by ...
... strong fire , become lighter and more brittle ; and oily and fat substances become burnt , scorched , dried up , and crusted . 3. Air , especially open air , manifestly dries , but never melts . Thus roads and the soil when moistened by ...
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... Strong spirit of wine dries as well as fire ; so as to blanch the white of an egg put into it , and to toast bread . 10. Powders dry , like sponges , by sucking up the moisture ; as is seen in the powder thrown on ink after writing ...
... Strong spirit of wine dries as well as fire ; so as to blanch the white of an egg put into it , and to toast bread . 10. Powders dry , like sponges , by sucking up the moisture ; as is seen in the powder thrown on ink after writing ...
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... is ten years is fabu- ous ; 1 that it is two years or at least more than one is certain . It is of an immense size , and grows even to 1 Pliny , viii . 10 . the thirtieth year ; the teeth are extremely strong , 34 TRANSLATION OF THE.
... is ten years is fabu- ous ; 1 that it is two years or at least more than one is certain . It is of an immense size , and grows even to 1 Pliny , viii . 10 . the thirtieth year ; the teeth are extremely strong , 34 TRANSLATION OF THE.
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... strong , and it has been observed that the blood is colder than that of any other animal . It sometimes lives two hundred years . 3. Lions have been considered long - lived because many of them are found toothless ; but this is a falla ...
... strong , and it has been observed that the blood is colder than that of any other animal . It sometimes lives two hundred years . 3. Lions have been considered long - lived because many of them are found toothless ; but this is a falla ...
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