The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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Page 13
... body , and the external air which likewise sucks and dries bodies , conspiring with the spirit , do in the end destroy the workshop of the body with its machines and organs , and make them incapable of performing the work of repair ...
... body , and the external air which likewise sucks and dries bodies , conspiring with the spirit , do in the end destroy the workshop of the body with its machines and organs , and make them incapable of performing the work of repair ...
Page 18
... body of man is repaired ) , that it may be good and with as little loss as possible . 14. Inquire into the things which clear away the old matter and supply new ; and likewise those which soften and moisten the parts that have become ...
... body of man is repaired ) , that it may be good and with as little loss as possible . 14. Inquire into the things which clear away the old matter and supply new ; and likewise those which soften and moisten the parts that have become ...
Page 25
... body , which sucks out the moisture of the body , and flies out with it ; and by the external air , which multiplies itself upon the innate spirits and juices of the body , and preys upon them . 5. Cold has of all things the greatest ...
... body , which sucks out the moisture of the body , and flies out with it ; and by the external air , which multiplies itself upon the innate spirits and juices of the body , and preys upon them . 5. Cold has of all things the greatest ...
Page 31
... bodies . 3. The first action is the Attenuation of Moisture into Spirit ; the second is , the Egress or Escape of the Spirit ; the third is , the Contraction of the Grosser Parts of the Body , immediately after the emission of the ...
... bodies . 3. The first action is the Attenuation of Moisture into Spirit ; the second is , the Egress or Escape of the Spirit ; the third is , the Contraction of the Grosser Parts of the Body , immediately after the emission of the ...
Page 32
... body is so close and tenacious as to prevent the spirit from finding any pores or pas- sages of escape , the spirit in its efforts to get out drives before it the grosser parts of the body and thrusts them beyond the surface ; as may be ...
... body is so close and tenacious as to prevent the spirit from finding any pores or pas- sages of escape , the spirit in its efforts to get out drives before it the grosser parts of the body and thrusts them beyond the surface ; as may be ...
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