The Works of Francis Bacon ...J. Cundee, 1803 |
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... cold , others hot ; some moist , and dissolving , others dry , and constring- ing ; some bringing clouds , rain , or storms ; others calming and clearing the air . The different qualities of winds . Enquire into and give the history of ...
... cold , others hot ; some moist , and dissolving , others dry , and constring- ing ; some bringing clouds , rain , or storms ; others calming and clearing the air . The different qualities of winds . Enquire into and give the history of ...
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... cold regions beyond the sea , into warmer ) have no relation to stated winds ; because they often deceive in point of time : but let them blow sooner or later , the birds wait for them ; and frequently , after these winds begin to blow ...
... cold regions beyond the sea , into warmer ) have no relation to stated winds ; because they often deceive in point of time : but let them blow sooner or later , the birds wait for them ; and frequently , after these winds begin to blow ...
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... cold , beyond what the climate promis- ed ? he replied , the fact was not altogether so true as reported ; but that the causes were two : the one , that the huge masses of ice brought down by the currents from the frozen sea , passed ...
... cold , beyond what the climate promis- ed ? he replied , the fact was not altogether so true as reported ; but that the causes were two : the one , that the huge masses of ice brought down by the currents from the frozen sea , passed ...
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... cold from the continent ; whereas , in England , it blows warm from the sea : but continues he , if the east wind blew so often , and so long in Eng- land as the west wind does at the fishery ; the cold in England would be much more ...
... cold from the continent ; whereas , in England , it blows warm from the sea : but continues he , if the east wind blew so often , and so long in Eng- land as the west wind does at the fishery ; the cold in England would be much more ...
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... cold , according as they participate of the two qualities just now mentioned ; viz . humidity and purity . By their humidity they mitigate the force of cold ; ( for dryness increases both cold and heat :) and again , they cool by their ...
... cold , according as they participate of the two qualities just now mentioned ; viz . humidity and purity . By their humidity they mitigate the force of cold ; ( for dryness increases both cold and heat :) and again , they cool by their ...
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