The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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Page 21
... sometimes dry . Stones dug out of the earth and placed in buildings last longer , if they lie in the same direction and point to the same quarter of the heaven as they did in the quarry . This happens like- wise in the removal and ...
... sometimes dry . Stones dug out of the earth and placed in buildings last longer , if they lie in the same direction and point to the same quarter of the heaven as they did in the quarry . This happens like- wise in the removal and ...
Page 23
... sometimes also do the birch , maple , and service tree ; but the poplar , lime , willow , and that which they call the sycamore , and walnut , are not so long - lived . 19. The apple , pear , plum , pomegranate , citron , lemon , medlar ...
... sometimes also do the birch , maple , and service tree ; but the poplar , lime , willow , and that which they call the sycamore , and walnut , are not so long - lived . 19. The apple , pear , plum , pomegranate , citron , lemon , medlar ...
Page 27
... Sometimes two floors are constructed , an upper and a lower one ; 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 ...
... Sometimes two floors are constructed , an upper and a lower one ; 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 ...
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... sometimes lives two hundred years . 3. Lions have been considered long - lived because many of them are found toothless ; but this is a falla- cious sign , since it might proceed from their strong breaths . 4. The bear is a great ...
... sometimes lives two hundred years . 3. Lions have been considered long - lived because many of them are found toothless ; but this is a falla- cious sign , since it might proceed from their strong breaths . 4. The bear is a great ...
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... sometimes live for fifteen or even for twenty years ; and though their flesh is moister than that of any other animal , yet this seems to have no effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats ...
... sometimes live for fifteen or even for twenty years ; and though their flesh is moister than that of any other animal , yet this seems to have no effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats ...
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