The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... though it proceeds in a very different way . For in putrefaction the spirit is not simply discharged , but is in part detained , whence VOL . X. 3 it produces strange effects . And the grosser parts like- " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 33.
... though it proceeds in a very different way . For in putrefaction the spirit is not simply discharged , but is in part detained , whence VOL . X. 3 it produces strange effects . And the grosser parts like- " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 33.
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... whence an opinion has pre- vailed , " that the cat conceives with pain and brings forth with ease . " They eat voraciously , and rather swallow than chew their food . 15. Hares and rabbits scarcely reach to seven years . Both creatures ...
... whence an opinion has pre- vailed , " that the cat conceives with pain and brings forth with ease . " They eat voraciously , and rather swallow than chew their food . 15. Hares and rabbits scarcely reach to seven years . Both creatures ...
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... whence in many respects prolific and unprolific eggs are not distinguishable.1 22. Almost all birds come to their full growth the first year or a little after . It is true that the plumage in some , and the bill in others takes years to ...
... whence in many respects prolific and unprolific eggs are not distinguishable.1 22. Almost all birds come to their full growth the first year or a little after . It is true that the plumage in some , and the bill in others takes years to ...
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... whence they have a less hot and fiery spirit . 2. It may be laid down that animals which have more of the substance of the female than of the male are longer - lived ; as I have just said , birds are . Again , that those which have a ...
... whence they have a less hot and fiery spirit . 2. It may be laid down that animals which have more of the substance of the female than of the male are longer - lived ; as I have just said , birds are . Again , that those which have a ...
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... whence men likewise who have very large heads are , I think , shorter lived . 8. Carriage , as has been before observed , I judge more than any other motion to contribute to longevity . Water - birds , as the swan , are carried on the ...
... whence men likewise who have very large heads are , I think , shorter lived . 8. Carriage , as has been before observed , I judge more than any other motion to contribute to longevity . Water - birds , as the swan , are carried on the ...
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