Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life (1670)
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, Rawley, William, 1588?-1667 · London, Printed by J. R. for William Lee, and are to be sold by the booksellers of London · leaf 194
edge be grown up; for then the Ground vfill belike a Woodwhich kecpeth out the Sun, and focontinucth the wet ; whereby it willnever graze (to purpolc) that year. Thus much for Irrigation; but forAvoidances, and Drainings of Water, where there is too much, and thehelps of Ground in that kinde, wc… … He differences between ylmmate and Inanmate Bodies, wcfliall handle fully under the Title ot Lift, and Zipjw/Spirits, and Po-wers. We fhall therefore make but a briefmention of them in this place. The main differencesare two. All Bodies htve Spirits, and Pneumatical partswithin them ; but the main…
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