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Page 86
... gible bodies , For , 1. the spirit being discharg ed out of a tangible body , the body contracts and dries ; 2. whilst detained , it makes the body tender , supple , and soft ; and , 3. being neither , totally discharged , nor totally ...
... gible bodies , For , 1. the spirit being discharg ed out of a tangible body , the body contracts and dries ; 2. whilst detained , it makes the body tender , supple , and soft ; and , 3. being neither , totally discharged , nor totally ...
Page 87
... gible , and is now newly converted into spirit , for the pure spirit has no gravity + . The emission , or exit , of this spirit is rendered sensible by the rusting of metals , and other cor- ruptions and putrefactions of that kind ...
... gible , and is now newly converted into spirit , for the pure spirit has no gravity + . The emission , or exit , of this spirit is rendered sensible by the rusting of metals , and other cor- ruptions and putrefactions of that kind ...
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... gible fluids ; such as quicksilver , oil , water , and even in air itself , when it is broke and dis- sipated , or rises in small particles or bubbles through water ; and again , an image of it may be had in the grosser fumes + ; and ...
... gible fluids ; such as quicksilver , oil , water , and even in air itself , when it is broke and dis- sipated , or rises in small particles or bubbles through water ; and again , an image of it may be had in the grosser fumes + ; and ...
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