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Page 10
... , notwithstanding the clamour that was raised against him ; being denounced from the pulpit , and insulted by the populace . Doctors have written , and written a book on health and longevity ; but having been 10 PREFACE .
... , notwithstanding the clamour that was raised against him ; being denounced from the pulpit , and insulted by the populace . Doctors have written , and written a book on health and longevity ; but having been 10 PREFACE .
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... Doctor ; and the care of our souls in the hands of the Par- The result of ignorance and indifference is , we have involved ourselves in a vast amount of personal and relative suffering . But we are be- ginning to see , as poor Richard ...
... Doctor ; and the care of our souls in the hands of the Par- The result of ignorance and indifference is , we have involved ourselves in a vast amount of personal and relative suffering . But we are be- ginning to see , as poor Richard ...
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... ; but we can hardly imagine to what an extent doctors differ on this point ; some assign to man extreme Longevity , while others cut life very short . We might be tempted to believe that death 44 HYDROPATHY CHAPTER III. ...
... ; but we can hardly imagine to what an extent doctors differ on this point ; some assign to man extreme Longevity , while others cut life very short . We might be tempted to believe that death 44 HYDROPATHY CHAPTER III. ...
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... Doctor also speaks of one Iohn Bailes of Northampton , whom he visited , then living in his 129 year . He says he had a very strong voice , and spake very loud , and told the Doctor he had ers . buried the whole town ( except three or ...
... Doctor also speaks of one Iohn Bailes of Northampton , whom he visited , then living in his 129 year . He says he had a very strong voice , and spake very loud , and told the Doctor he had ers . buried the whole town ( except three or ...
Page 75
... Doctor , who prescribed for him , an ounce of spirits . Not understanding what an ounce was , he asked a friend , who told him eight drachms make an ounce . Ah ! exclaimed the Dutchman , the Doctor understands my case exactly ; I used ...
... Doctor , who prescribed for him , an ounce of spirits . Not understanding what an ounce was , he asked a friend , who told him eight drachms make an ounce . Ah ! exclaimed the Dutchman , the Doctor understands my case exactly ; I used ...
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Page 241 - Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Page 25 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 68 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Page 23 - My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Page 221 - Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Page 18 - Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge ; and again, Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open. Trusting too much to others...
Page 108 - O madness, to think use of strongest wines, And strongest drinks, our chief support of health, When God with these forbidden made choice to rear His mighty champion, strong above compare, Whose drink was only from the liquid brook ! Sams.
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