The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 5Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... strange , the arrow , if it be headed with wood , hath been known to pierce through a piece of wood of eight inches thick.1 And it is certain that we had in use at one time , for sea- fight , short arrows , which they called sprights ...
... strange , the arrow , if it be headed with wood , hath been known to pierce through a piece of wood of eight inches thick.1 And it is certain that we had in use at one time , for sea- fight , short arrows , which they called sprights ...
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... strange wonders . 721. Laughing causeth a dilatation of the mouth and lips ; a continued expulsion of the breath , with the loud noise , which maketh the interjection of laughing ; shaking of the breast and sides ; running of the eyes ...
... strange wonders . 721. Laughing causeth a dilatation of the mouth and lips ; a continued expulsion of the breath , with the loud noise , which maketh the interjection of laughing ; shaking of the breast and sides ; running of the eyes ...
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... strange that the use of bathing , as a part of diet , is left . With the Romans and Grecians it was as usual as eating or sleeping ; and so is it amongst the Turks at this day : whereas with us it remaineth but as a part of physic . I ...
... strange that the use of bathing , as a part of diet , is left . With the Romans and Grecians it was as usual as eating or sleeping ; and so is it amongst the Turks at this day : whereas with us it remaineth but as a part of physic . I ...
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... strange , that the blood of all birds and beasts and fishes should be of a red colour , and only the blood of the cuttle should be as black as ink.2 A man would think , that the cause should be 1 Sandys , p . 56. Beckmann , in speaking ...
... strange , that the blood of all birds and beasts and fishes should be of a red colour , and only the blood of the cuttle should be as black as ink.2 A man would think , that the cause should be 1 Sandys , p . 56. Beckmann , in speaking ...
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... strange ) it is credibly affirmed , that upon that very day when the river first riseth , great plagues in Cairo use suddenly to break up . Experiments in consort touching sleep . 744. Those that are very cold , and especially in their ...
... strange ) it is credibly affirmed , that upon that very day when the river first riseth , great plagues in Cairo use suddenly to break up . Experiments in consort touching sleep . 744. Those that are very cold , and especially in their ...
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