 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
 | Ben Jonson - 1919 - 332 страници
...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 abused by most men, which take it as Tinkers do Ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent... | |
 | Christopher Morley - 1919 - 314 страници
...panaceas, potable 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, which take ,it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent... | |
 | 1921 - 616 страници
...philosopher's stones, a sovrain remedy to all diseases. A good vomit (emetic) I confess, a vertuous 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 »le, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent... | |
 | 1883 - 998 страници
...Panaceas, potable gold and Philosophers stones, a soveraign remedy to all diseases. A vertuous 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, 't is a plague, a mischief, a violent... | |
 | 1897 - 1044 страници
...panaceas, 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... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 страници
...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 страници
...properties. In The 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... | |
 | Eileen Heyes - 1999 - 168 страници
...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 страници
...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 страници
...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... | |
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