Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent Tobacco, which goes far beyond all their panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and... the farmer's register, a monthly publication devoted to the improvement of ... - Página 11por edmund ruffin - 1835Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1897 - 1044 páginas
...putable gold, and philosopher's stones ; a sovereign remedy to all diseases ; a virtuous herb, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used ; but as it is commonly abused by most men, who take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge of goods,... | |
| Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 páginas
...gold, and philosophers' stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases ... but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin... | |
| Jacob Sullum - 1998 - 360 páginas
...Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Robert Burton wrote, "A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herbe, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used, but, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as Tinkers do Ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a vicious purger of... | |
| Eileen Heyes - 1999 - 168 páginas
...gold, and philosophers' stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases... but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin... | |
| Hans Jurgen Eysenck - 2000 - 170 páginas
...gold and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases. . . . But, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin... | |
| Matthew Hilton - 2000 - 306 páginas
...gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases . . . But, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devillish, and damned tobacco, the ruin... | |
| Jason Hughes - 2003 - 216 páginas
...philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases! A good vomit, I confese; a vertuous herbe, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally...as it is commonly used by most men which take it as Tinkars doe ale, 'tis a plague, a mischefe, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish... | |
| 1873 - 580 páginas
...potable gold, and philosopher's stones; a sovereign remedy to all diseases; but, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health." One may read in this the experience of many "... | |
| 1904 - 916 páginas
...philosopher's stones, is a sovereign remedy in all diseases. A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and- medicinally used; but, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge of... | |
| Henry Holt - 1914 - 480 páginas
...beginning of this article, adds in conclusion: "A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used; but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of... | |
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