The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... whereof the former takes place only in bodies inanimate , the latter in vegetables and living creatures , and is performed by alimentation ; inquire likewise touching alimentation , with its ways and process ; yet this not accurately ...
... whereof the former takes place only in bodies inanimate , the latter in vegetables and living creatures , and is performed by alimentation ; inquire likewise touching alimentation , with its ways and process ; yet this not accurately ...
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... whereof the former binds down the spirit , the latter partly soothes it , and partly is of that nature that it is less acted upon by the air ; for air is of the same substance as water , and flame as oil . So much therefore touching ...
... whereof the former binds down the spirit , the latter partly soothes it , and partly is of that nature that it is less acted upon by the air ; for air is of the same substance as water , and flame as oil . So much therefore touching ...
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... whereof the upper one is perforated with holes , that the grain ( like sand in an hour - glass ) may continually fall through the chinks , and after a few days be shovelled up again , so as to keep the grain in con- stant motion . Now ...
... whereof the upper one is perforated with holes , that the grain ( like sand in an hour - glass ) may continually fall through the chinks , and after a few days be shovelled up again , so as to keep the grain in con- stant motion . Now ...
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... whereof I am now principally treating ; the two first only consume . 4. With regard to Attenuation , the matter is obvious . The spirit inclosed in all tangible bodies does not for- get itself , but whatever it finds therein , that it ...
... whereof I am now principally treating ; the two first only consume . 4. With regard to Attenuation , the matter is obvious . The spirit inclosed in all tangible bodies does not for- get itself , but whatever it finds therein , that it ...
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... whereof I am not now speaking . 8. It is certain that putrefaction as well as arefaction is caused by the innate spirit , though it proceeds in a very different way . For in putrefaction the spirit is . not simply discharged , but is in ...
... whereof I am not now speaking . 8. It is certain that putrefaction as well as arefaction is caused by the innate spirit , though it proceeds in a very different way . For in putrefaction the spirit is . not simply discharged , but is in ...
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