 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 medicinally used, but, as it is commonly...  The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt., Now ... - Страница 298по Sir Thomas Overbury - 1856 - 311 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1890 - 528 страници
...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 who take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge... | |
 | 1891 - 780 страници
...and philosopher's stones ; a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confesse, a vertuose herbe, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used ; but as it is commonly used by most men, which take it as tinkers doe ale, 'tis a plague, a mischiefe, a violent... | |
 | Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1895 - 328 страници
...gold, and philosopher's stones, is a sovereign remedy in 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 purge of goods, lands, health ; hellish, devilish, and damned tobacco, the ruin... | |
 | 1897 - 458 страници
...philosophers' 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... | |
 | 1898 - 588 страници
...philosophers' 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... | |
 | Arthur William Fox - 1899 - 514 страници
...philosophers' stones, a sovereign remedy to 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 and a mischief, a violent... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - 886 страници
...a vertuous herbe, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used : but, as it is commonly used by most men which take it as tinkers...violent purger of goods, lands, health ; hellish, devilish, and damned tobacco, the mine and overthrow of body and soule." Among King James' Apophthegms... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - 808 страници
...panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases ! A good vomit, I confesse ; a vertuous herbe, if it be well qualified,...opportunely taken, and medicinally used : but, as it is commonly used by most men which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischiefe, a violent purger... | |
 | W. A. Penn - 1901 - 358 страници
...potable gold and philosopher's stone, 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, and health.' But where the hatred was not wholly prejudice... | |
 | Thomas Seccombe, John William Allen - 1903 - 328 страници
...and philosophers' stones, a sovereign remedy to 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, it is a plague and a mischief, a violent... | |
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