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Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. RIVERSIDE , CAMBRIDGE : STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. O. HOUGHTON . 11638 B 1153 1870 9 PREFACE . * THE history.
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. RIVERSIDE , CAMBRIDGE : STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. O. HOUGHTON . 11638 B 1153 1870 9 PREFACE . * THE history.
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... history of these translations has been already told ; but as it is somewhat complicated , and appears in some points not to be clearly under- stood , it may be convenient that I should repeat it here . The works to be translated were ...
... history of these translations has been already told ; but as it is somewhat complicated , and appears in some points not to be clearly under- stood , it may be convenient that I should repeat it here . The works to be translated were ...
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... HISTORY . HISTORY OF THE WINDS 379 PREFACE TO HISTORY OF HEAVY AND LIGHT 468 66 66 SYMPATHY AND ANTIPATHY 470 66 66 SULPHUR , MERCURY , SALT FRAGMENT OF ABECEDARIUM NATURĘ AND 472 . 475 TRANSLATIONS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS . or THE ...
... HISTORY . HISTORY OF THE WINDS 379 PREFACE TO HISTORY OF HEAVY AND LIGHT 468 66 66 SYMPATHY AND ANTIPATHY 470 66 66 SULPHUR , MERCURY , SALT FRAGMENT OF ABECEDARIUM NATURĘ AND 472 . 475 TRANSLATIONS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS . or THE ...
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... history ; showing what is the ulti- mate and highest point which human nature has of itself attained in the several gifts of body and mind . What a wonderful thing , for example , is that which is told of Cęsar , that he could dictate ...
... history ; showing what is the ulti- mate and highest point which human nature has of itself attained in the several gifts of body and mind . What a wonderful thing , for example , is that which is told of Cęsar , that he could dictate ...
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... history I find deficient ; es- pecially as carefully and judiciously digested into one body ; which nevertheless I do not understand should be either so copious as to extend to every common case of daily occurrence ( for that would be ...
... history I find deficient ; es- pecially as carefully and judiciously digested into one body ; which nevertheless I do not understand should be either so copious as to extend to every common case of daily occurrence ( for that would be ...
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