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Page 12
... all the body . Experiment solitary touching the glow - worm . 712. The nature of the glow - worm is hitherto not well observed . Thus much we see ; that they breed : chiefly in the hottest months of summer ; and 12 NATURAL HISTORY .
... all the body . Experiment solitary touching the glow - worm . 712. The nature of the glow - worm is hitherto not well observed . Thus much we see ; that they breed : chiefly in the hottest months of summer ; and 12 NATURAL HISTORY .
Page 13
... observations hold : for they are not seen but in the heat of summer ; and sedge , or other green of the fens , give as good shade as bushes . It may be the glow - worms of the cold countries ripen not so far as to be winged ...
... observations hold : for they are not seen but in the heat of summer ; and sedge , or other green of the fens , give as good shade as bushes . It may be the glow - worms of the cold countries ripen not so far as to be winged ...
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... observation , ) that ever- more the spirits , in all passions , resort most to the parts that labour most , or are most affected . As in the last which hath been mentioned , they resort to the eyes and venereous parts : in fear and ...
... observation , ) that ever- more the spirits , in all passions , resort most to the parts that labour most , or are most affected . As in the last which hath been mentioned , they resort to the eyes and venereous parts : in fear and ...
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... observed by the ancients , and is yet believed , that the sperm of drunken men is un- fruitful . The cause is , for that it is over - moistened , and wanteth spissitude : and we have a merry saying , that they that go drunk to bed get ...
... observed by the ancients , and is yet believed , that the sperm of drunken men is un- fruitful . The cause is , for that it is over - moistened , and wanteth spissitude : and we have a merry saying , that they that go drunk to bed get ...
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... . The truth is , that the habit of close observation of common phenomena does not appear to have been much developed by Bacon's way of life . Experiments in consort touching the postures of the body.1 : 24 NATURAL HISTORY .
... . The truth is , that the habit of close observation of common phenomena does not appear to have been much developed by Bacon's way of life . Experiments in consort touching the postures of the body.1 : 24 NATURAL HISTORY .
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