The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot, Band 1James Carlile, 1751 - 312 Seiten |
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... talk as Ungeometrically as ever . It's true , we cannot rea- fon fo clearly of the internal motions of an Animal Body , as of the external , wanting fufficient data and decifive Experiments : But what relates to the latter ( as the ...
... talk as Ungeometrically as ever . It's true , we cannot rea- fon fo clearly of the internal motions of an Animal Body , as of the external , wanting fufficient data and decifive Experiments : But what relates to the latter ( as the ...
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... talk Mechanically talk moft intelligibly . Which may be the reafon for the Opinion of the ancient Phyficians , that Mathematicks are neceflary for the ftudy of Medicine it felf , for which I could bring quotations out of their Works ...
... talk Mechanically talk moft intelligibly . Which may be the reafon for the Opinion of the ancient Phyficians , that Mathematicks are neceflary for the ftudy of Medicine it felf , for which I could bring quotations out of their Works ...
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... Talk to be long fecure ; a Hole was picked in his Coat the fucceeding Reign , and poor Sir John had all his Goods and Chatte's forfeited to the King's Ufe . It was then time for him to beftir himfelf ; and away to Court he goes , to ...
... Talk to be long fecure ; a Hole was picked in his Coat the fucceeding Reign , and poor Sir John had all his Goods and Chatte's forfeited to the King's Ufe . It was then time for him to beftir himfelf ; and away to Court he goes , to ...
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... Talk lefs : Mind neither Good nor Bad , nor Right nor Wrong ; But Eat your Pudding , Fool , and hold your Tongue . PRIOR . The Author of thefe excellent Lines , not only fhews his Wifdom , but his Good - Breeding , and great Efteem for ...
... Talk lefs : Mind neither Good nor Bad , nor Right nor Wrong ; But Eat your Pudding , Fool , and hold your Tongue . PRIOR . The Author of thefe excellent Lines , not only fhews his Wifdom , but his Good - Breeding , and great Efteem for ...
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... Talk with each other . We compute the high Heels to exceed us in Number ; but the Power is wholly on our Side . We apprehend his Imperial Highnefs , the Heir to the Crown , to have fome Tendency towards the high Heels ; at leaft we can ...
... Talk with each other . We compute the high Heels to exceed us in Number ; but the Power is wholly on our Side . We apprehend his Imperial Highnefs , the Heir to the Crown , to have fome Tendency towards the high Heels ; at leaft we can ...
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Seite 93 - ... not received a fall, and some of them two or three. I was assured that a year or two before my arrival, Flimnap would have infallibly broke his neck, if one of the King's cushions, that accidentally lay on the ground, had not weakened the force of his fall.
Seite 108 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Seite 93 - Reldresal, principal secretary for private affairs, is, in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second after the treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon a par. These diversions are often attended with fatal accidents, whereof great numbers are on record.
Seite 93 - ... and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to...
Seite 92 - When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the chief...
Seite 94 - The ceremony is performed in his Majesty's great chamber of state, where the candidates are to undergo a trial of dexterity very different from the former, and such as I have not observed the least resemblance of in any other country of the old or new world.
Seite 107 - Perfection is required towards the Procurement of any one Station among you; much less that Men are ennobled on Account of their Virtue, that Priests are advanced for their Piety or Learning, Soldiers for their Conduct or Valour, Judges for their Integrity, Senators for the Love of their Country, or Counsellors for their Wisdom. As for yourself...
Seite 72 - Be of your patron's mind, whate'er he says ; Sleep very much ; think little ; and talk less ; Mind neither good nor bad, nor right nor wrong, But eat your pudding, slave; and hold your tongue.
Seite 95 - It is allowed on all hands that the primitive way of breaking eggs, before we eat them, was upon the larger end; but his present Majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according to the ancient practice, happened to cut one of his fingers.
Seite 94 - ... silk ; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you see few great persons about this court who are not adorned with one of these girdles.