The Works of William Paley ... to which is Prefixed The Life of the Author, Volumen4Peter Brown, 1838 - 712 páginas |
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... mucilage . It seizes upon every thing , it dissolves the texture of almost every thing that comes in its way . The flesh of perhaps all animals ; the seeds and fruits of the greatest number of plants ; the roots , and stalks , and ...
... mucilage . It seizes upon every thing , it dissolves the texture of almost every thing that comes in its way . The flesh of perhaps all animals ; the seeds and fruits of the greatest number of plants ; the roots , and stalks , and ...
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... mucilage which lubricates the joints , the tears which moisten the eye , * The term secretion expresses that function by which a gland , or other organ , separates from the blood a fluid hurtful or useless to it , or destined for some ...
... mucilage which lubricates the joints , the tears which moisten the eye , * The term secretion expresses that function by which a gland , or other organ , separates from the blood a fluid hurtful or useless to it , or destined for some ...
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... mucilage , more emollient and slippery than oil itself , which is constantly softening and lubricating the parts that rub upon each other , and thereby diminishing the effect of attrition in the highest possible degree . † For the ...
... mucilage , more emollient and slippery than oil itself , which is constantly softening and lubricating the parts that rub upon each other , and thereby diminishing the effect of attrition in the highest possible degree . † For the ...
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... mucilage ; and , in part , to that astonishing property of animal constitutions , assimilation ; by which , in every portion of the body , let it consist of what it will , substance is restored , and waste repaired.t * From this ...
... mucilage ; and , in part , to that astonishing property of animal constitutions , assimilation ; by which , in every portion of the body , let it consist of what it will , substance is restored , and waste repaired.t * From this ...
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... mucilage to make the parts slip easily upon one another , and holden together by strong braces , to keep them in their position : then , thirdly , strings and wires , i . e . muscles and tendons , artificially inserted for the purpose ...
... mucilage to make the parts slip easily upon one another , and holden together by strong braces , to keep them in their position : then , thirdly , strings and wires , i . e . muscles and tendons , artificially inserted for the purpose ...
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The Works of William Paley: With a Life, Volumen4 William Paley,Alexander Chalmers Vista completa - 1821 |
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