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Page 123
... matter , * will not receive more ; and that matter must remain in our bodies and occasion diseases : but it gives some previous notice of its being about to to be hurtful , by producing certain uneasiness , slight indeed at first , such ...
... matter , * will not receive more ; and that matter must remain in our bodies and occasion diseases : but it gives some previous notice of its being about to to be hurtful , by producing certain uneasiness , slight indeed at first , such ...
Page 125
... matter is produced in a given time ; hence the bed - clothes receive it longer before they are saturated ; and we may , therefore , sleep longer , before we are made uneasy by their re- fusing to receive any more . 2. By using thinner ...
... matter is produced in a given time ; hence the bed - clothes receive it longer before they are saturated ; and we may , therefore , sleep longer , before we are made uneasy by their re- fusing to receive any more . 2. By using thinner ...
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... matter of lightning was the same with electric matter . Experiments after- wards made on lightning , obtained from the clouds by pointed rods , received into bottles , and subject- ed to every trial , have since proved this suspicion to ...
... matter of lightning was the same with electric matter . Experiments after- wards made on lightning , obtained from the clouds by pointed rods , received into bottles , and subject- ed to every trial , have since proved this suspicion to ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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