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... ground . 79 79 Of rotten wood shining 52 CENTURY VII . Of acceleration of birth .... 53 Of acceleration of growth and stature ...... 53 Of bodies sulphureous and mercurial ...... 53 Of the affinities and differences between plants and ...
... ground . 79 79 Of rotten wood shining 52 CENTURY VII . Of acceleration of birth .... 53 Of acceleration of growth and stature ...... 53 Of bodies sulphureous and mercurial ...... 53 Of the affinities and differences between plants and ...
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... ground ; with one end upon the high discharge them , as hurtful , in some other . So ground , the other upon the low . Cover the trough wine burnt , by reason of the evaporating of the with brakes a good thickness , and cast sand upon ...
... ground ; with one end upon the high discharge them , as hurtful , in some other . So ground , the other upon the low . Cover the trough wine burnt , by reason of the evaporating of the with brakes a good thickness , and cast sand upon ...
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... ground , will put dense body ; but in entire bodies it is checked ; forth sprouts for a time . But it is a noble trial , because if the air should condense , there is and of very great consequence , to try whether nothing to succeed ...
... ground , will put dense body ; but in entire bodies it is checked ; forth sprouts for a time . But it is a noble trial , because if the air should condense , there is and of very great consequence , to try whether nothing to succeed ...
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... ground is but a version or condensation of the moist vapours of the night , into a watery sub- stance : dews likewise , and rain , are but the re- turns of moist vapours condensed ; the dew , by the cold only of the sun's departure ...
... ground is but a version or condensation of the moist vapours of the night , into a watery sub- stance : dews likewise , and rain , are but the re- turns of moist vapours condensed ; the dew , by the cold only of the sun's departure ...
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... ground , water , houses , or the like . Water in a river , though a swift stream , is not heard in the channel , but runneth in silence , if it be of any depth ; but the very stream upon shallows , of gravel or pebble , will be heard ...
... ground , water , houses , or the like . Water in a river , though a swift stream , is not heard in the channel , but runneth in silence , if it be of any depth ; but the very stream upon shallows , of gravel or pebble , will be heard ...
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