The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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Page 108
... force of the air , which is then most predatory . 21. Anointing with oil being one of the most power- ful operations to advance longevity , I have thought it right to add some cautions , lest it endanger the health . These are four in ...
... force of the air , which is then most predatory . 21. Anointing with oil being one of the most power- ful operations to advance longevity , I have thought it right to add some cautions , lest it endanger the health . These are four in ...
Page 174
... renewing . But amongst the things which I have prescribed for common diet and daily life the most . efficacious are these , which likewise have nearly the same force as set diets , namely , nitre and 174 TRANSLATION OF THE.
... renewing . But amongst the things which I have prescribed for common diet and daily life the most . efficacious are these , which likewise have nearly the same force as set diets , namely , nitre and 174 TRANSLATION OF THE.
Page 175
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. same force as set diets , namely , nitre and its subor- dinates ; government of the affections , choice of pur- suits ; refrigerations which do not pass by the stom ...
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. same force as set diets , namely , nitre and its subor- dinates ; government of the affections , choice of pur- suits ; refrigerations which do not pass by the stom ...
Page 185
... force , give it a greater degree of weight than in proportion to the quantity of matter . Whether this be so or not should be inquired from the particular history of Gravity . If it be so , the 66 HISTORIA DENSI ET RARI . " 185.
... force , give it a greater degree of weight than in proportion to the quantity of matter . Whether this be so or not should be inquired from the particular history of Gravity . If it be so , the 66 HISTORIA DENSI ET RARI . " 185.
Page 205
... force , and sometimes send out their stopper like a bullet . 3. I have heard that new wine just trodden out , and still fermenting , when put into a strong and thick glass ( the mouth of the glass being so closed and sealed that the ...
... force , and sometimes send out their stopper like a bullet . 3. I have heard that new wine just trodden out , and still fermenting , when put into a strong and thick glass ( the mouth of the glass being so closed and sealed that the ...
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