 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...Elder, who lost his life by trying an experiment about the burning of the Mount Vesuvius. For 1 was also desirous to try an experiment or two touching the...experiment itself, it succeeded excellently well." He had, indeed, the fortune of Pliny the Elder; for he never recovered from the effects of his cold,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1857 - 612 pages
...who lost his life by trying an experiment about the burning of the Mountain Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the...casting, as I knew not whether it were the stone, or some surftit, or cold, or indeed a touch of them all three. But when I came to your lordship's house, I... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 pages
...elder, who lost his life hy trying an experiment about the hurning of the Mount Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the conservation and induration of hodies. As for the experiment itself', it succeeded excellently well ; hut in the journey between London... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 628 pages
...who lost his life by trying an experiment about the burning of the Mountain Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the...Highgate,) I was taken with such a fit of casting, as 1 knew not whether it were the stone, or some surfeit, or cold, or indeed a touch of them all three.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 672 pages
...who lost his life by trying an experiment about the barning of the mountain Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the...excellently well ; but in the journey (between London and Highgatej I was taken with such a fit of casting, as I knew not whether it were the stone, or some... | |
 | James Thorne - 1876 - 426 pages
...touching the conservation and induration of bodies. For the experiment itself it succeeded exceedingly well ; but in the journey (between London and Highgate) I was taken with such a fit of casting, as I know not whether it was the stone, or some surfeit or cold, or indeed a touch of them altogether."... | |
 | James Thorne - 1876 - 450 pages
...lodging here " —and thanking him for the attention he had received from his servants. He adds, " I was desirous to try an experiment or two touching the conservation and induration of bodies. For the experiment itself it succeeded exceedingly well; but in the journey (between London and Highgate)... | |
 | James Thorne - 1876 - 564 pages
...lodging here " — and thanking him for the attention he had received from his servants. He adds, " I was desirous to try an experiment or two touching the conservation and induration of bodies. For the experiment itself it succeeded exceedingly well ; but in the journey (between London and Highgate)... | |
 | James Spedding - 1878 - 730 pages
...who lost his life by trying an experiment about the burning of the mountain Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the...cold, or indeed a touch of them all three. But when I mme to your Lordship's house, I was not able to go back, and therefore was forced to take up my lodging... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 476 pages
...Elder, who lost his life by trying an experiment about the burning of the Mount Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two touching the...experiment itself, it succeeded excellently well." He had, indeed, the fortune of Pliny the Elder; for he never recovered from the effects of his cold,... | |
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Vesuvius. For I was also desirous to try an experiment or two, touching the conservation and induration of bodies. As for the experiment itself, it succeeded excellently well... 
