Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 |
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... body ? " With none but himself : he often em- " braces himself with folded arms , he claps his " hand often upon his hip , nay fometimes thrufts " it into his breaft . " Madam , ' faid the Doctor , all these are 174 MEMOIRS OF.
... body ? " With none but himself : he often em- " braces himself with folded arms , he claps his " hand often upon his hip , nay fometimes thrufts " it into his breaft . " Madam , ' faid the Doctor , all these are 174 MEMOIRS OF.
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... ne- ceffary as an Enquiry after the Seat of the Soul ; in which at first he laboured under great uncertain- ties . Sometimes he was of opinion that it lodged ‡ N in the Brain , fometimes in the Stomach , and MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 177.
... ne- ceffary as an Enquiry after the Seat of the Soul ; in which at first he laboured under great uncertain- ties . Sometimes he was of opinion that it lodged ‡ N in the Brain , fometimes in the Stomach , and MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 177.
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Alexander Pope. in the Brain , fometimes in the Stomach , and some → times in the Heart . Afterwards he thought it ab- furd to confine that fovereign Lady to one apart- ment , which made him infer that she shifted it according to the ...
Alexander Pope. in the Brain , fometimes in the Stomach , and some → times in the Heart . Afterwards he thought it ab- furd to confine that fovereign Lady to one apart- ment , which made him infer that she shifted it according to the ...
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... fometimes of the Ma- teria Subtilis , in refolving the grand Phænomena of Nature . He it was , that first found out the Palpability of Colours ; and by the delicacy of his Touch , could distinguish the different Vibrations of the ...
... fometimes of the Ma- teria Subtilis , in refolving the grand Phænomena of Nature . He it was , that first found out the Palpability of Colours ; and by the delicacy of his Touch , could distinguish the different Vibrations of the ...
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... fometimes Hints , fometimes whole Treatifes , Advices to Friends , Projects to First Minifters , Letters to Members of Parliament , Accounts to the Royal Society , and innumerable others . All these will be vindicated to the true Au ...
... fometimes Hints , fometimes whole Treatifes , Advices to Friends , Projects to First Minifters , Letters to Members of Parliament , Accounts to the Royal Society , and innumerable others . All these will be vindicated to the true Au ...
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Página 388 - ... upon the judgments of that body of men whereof he was a member. They have ever had a standard to themselves, upon other principles than those of Aristotle.