The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... effects ; do not omit this inquiry . 16. Inquire carefully into the differences of the state and faculties of the body in youth and old age ; and see whether there be anything that remains unimpaired in old age . With reference to the ...
... effects ; do not omit this inquiry . 16. Inquire carefully into the differences of the state and faculties of the body in youth and old age ; and see whether there be anything that remains unimpaired in old age . With reference to the ...
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... effect is produced by the innate spirit of the 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 ...
... effect is produced by the innate spirit of the 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 ...
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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. it produces strange effects . And the grosser parts like- 66 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. it produces strange effects . And the grosser parts like- 66 HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 33.
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... effects . And the grosser parts like- wise are not so much locally contracted as collected severally each to its own kind . LENGTH AND SHORTNESS OF LIFE IN ANIMALS . With reference to the 3rd Article of Inquiry . Transition . The ...
... effects . And the grosser parts like- wise are not so much locally contracted as collected severally each to its own kind . LENGTH AND SHORTNESS OF LIFE IN ANIMALS . With reference to the 3rd Article of Inquiry . Transition . The ...
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... effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats live between six and ten years ; an active animal , and of an acrid spirit , whose seed ( according to Elian ) burns the female ; whence an ...
... effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats live between six and ten years ; an active animal , and of an acrid spirit , whose seed ( according to Elian ) burns the female ; whence an ...
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