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" Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire ; our Argent-vive, the dragon ; The dragon's teeth, mercury sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness, and... "
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The Alchemist: A Comedy, First Acted in the Year 1610. by the King's Majesty ...

Ben Jonson - 1739 - 116 pages
...Sheep-skin, a good fat Raaj-vellam. Such was Pythagoras* Thigh, Pandora'* Tub ; And, all that Fable of Medea's Charms, The manner of our Work : The Bulls, our Furnace, Still breathing Fire : our Argent -vive, the Dragon : The Dragons Teeth, Mercury Sublimate, That keeps the whitenefs, hardnefs,...
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The Works of Ben. Jonson

Ben Jonson - 1756 - 434 pages
...meep-lkin, a good fat ram-vellum9. Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub ; And, all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls,...breathing fire : our argent-vive, the dragon : The dragons teeth, mercury fublimate, That keeps the whitenefs, hardnefs, and the biting , And they are...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ...

Charles Lamb - English drama - 1808 - 512 pages
...large sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' Thigh, Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms. The manner of our work : the bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting ; And they are gather'd into Jason's helm (Th' Alembick) and then sow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublim'd so...
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The Modern British Drama: Comedies

Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 690 pages
...sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' s thigh, Pandora's tub ; And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : The bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting; And they are gather'd into Jason's helm, (Th' alembec) and then sow'd in Mars' field, And, thence, subliin'd so...
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The Modern British Drama: Comedies

Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 698 pages
...sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras's thigh, Pandora's tub ; And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : The bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting ; And they are gather'd into Jason's helm, (Th' alembec) and then sow'd in Mars' field, And, thence, sublim'd so often,...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher ..., Volume 1

Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - English drama - 1811 - 780 pages
...manner of our work : the bulls, our furnace, [dragon : Still breathing fire : our argenl-vive, the The dragon's teeth, mercury sublimate, That keeps...biting ; And they are gather* d into Jason's helm, (Th' alembick) and then sow'd in Mars his field, [fix'd. And thence subiim'd so often, till thev're Both...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - English drama - 1813 - 502 pages
...large sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' Thigh, Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting : And they are gather'd into Jason'^ helm (Th' Alembick) and then^ow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublim'd so often,...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - Drama - 1813 - 508 pages
...Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of pur work : the bulls, our furnace, ^till breathing fire : our Argent-vive, the Dragon : The...whiteness, hardness, and the biting : And they are gather'd into Jason's helm (Th' Alembick) and then sow'd in Mars his field. And thence sublim'd so...
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The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory ..., Volume 4

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 556 pages
...sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum.' Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And, all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work; the bulls,...That keeps the whiteness, hardness, and the biting; w 6 Did Adam write, sir, in High Dutch ? &c.] " Joannes Goropius Becanns, a man very learned — fell...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 45

England - 1839 - 894 pages
...sheep-skin, a good fat ram. vellum. Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And, all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work ; the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire ; our argent-vire, the dragon : The dragon's tteth, mercury sublimate. That keeps the whiteness, hardness,...
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