The History and Heroes of the Art of Medicine, Volume 1J. Murray, 1861 - 491 pages |
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... existence either of the father Esculapius , or of his sons , Machaon and Podalirius , than there is of the fabulous inhabitants of Olympus ; but the genius of Homer has given so marked and interesting an individuality to his heroes ...
... existence either of the father Esculapius , or of his sons , Machaon and Podalirius , than there is of the fabulous inhabitants of Olympus ; but the genius of Homer has given so marked and interesting an individuality to his heroes ...
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... existence of any kind , the one - existence pos- sible , the other - existence actual . The first is what we may call the raw material - primæval matter , devoid of all quali- ties , and without form ; the second is what we may call ...
... existence of any kind , the one - existence pos- sible , the other - existence actual . The first is what we may call the raw material - primæval matter , devoid of all quali- ties , and without form ; the second is what we may call ...
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... existence , watching over the welfare of the body and acting upon it . This idea is untenable , being irreconcilable with progress . But must we give up the whole world of spirits ? Must we disbelieve in a something between an immortal ...
... existence , watching over the welfare of the body and acting upon it . This idea is untenable , being irreconcilable with progress . But must we give up the whole world of spirits ? Must we disbelieve in a something between an immortal ...
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... existence of certain humours— black bile , yellow bile , & c . , - and he imagined that disease depended upon changes , either in the just proportion of these , or that they wandered out of their natural channels , and invaded the ...
... existence of certain humours— black bile , yellow bile , & c . , - and he imagined that disease depended upon changes , either in the just proportion of these , or that they wandered out of their natural channels , and invaded the ...
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... existence at the beginning of our era . The first monks who find a place in history were Jews , and went by the name of Essenes . Josephus ' tells us that they lived a life of self - denial , despising all bodily gratification , and ...
... existence at the beginning of our era . The first monks who find a place in history were Jews , and went by the name of Essenes . Josephus ' tells us that they lived a life of self - denial , despising all bodily gratification , and ...
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Page 56 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
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