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A32712 Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana, or, A fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms founded by Epicurus repaired [by] Petrus Gassendus ; augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Epicurus.; Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. 1654 (1654) Wing C3691; ESTC R10324 556,744 505

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perspicuity_n and_o opacity_n art_n 2._o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o perspicuum_fw-la and_o opa●um_fw-la art_n 3._o that_o every_o concretion_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o diaphanous_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o &_o more_o ample_a inane_fw-la space_n be_v intercept_v among_o its_o particle_n caeteris_fw-la pa●ibus_fw-la art_n 4._o why_o glass_n though_o much_o more_o dense_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o diaphanous_a than_o paper_n art_n 5._o why_o the_o diaphanity_n of_o glass_n be_v gradual_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o various_a degree_n of_o its_o crassitude_n art_n 6._o a_o apodictical_a confutation_n of_o that_o popular_a error_n that_o glass_n be_v total_o or_o in_o every_o particle_n diaphanous_a art_n 1._o the_o contexture_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o praecedent_n art_n 2._o that_o the_o magnitude_n of_o concretion_n arise_v from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o their_o material_a principle_n art_n 3._o the_o present_a intention_n of_o the_o term_n magnitude_n art_n 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gassendus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o gravity_n be_v cause_v mere_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o earth_n espouse_v by_o the_o author_n art_n 6._o the_o ext●rnal_n principle_n of_o the_o perpendicular_a descent_n of_o a_o stone_n project_v up_o in_o the_o aer_fw-la must_v be_v either_o depell●nt_n or_o attrahent_v art_n 7._o that_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o superior_a aer_fw-la be_v the_o only_a cause_n which_o gradual_o refract_v and_o in_o fine_a whole_o overcome_v the_o impress_v force_n whereby_o a_o stone_n project_v be_v elevate_v upward_o art_n 8._o tha●_n the_o aer_fw-la distract_v by_o a_o stone_n violent_o ascend_v have_v as_o well_o a_o depulsive_a as_o a_o resistent_fw-la faculty_n arise_v immediate_o from_o its_o elaterical_a or_o restorative_n motion_n art_n 9_o that_o nevertheless_o when_o 〈…〉_z on_o high_a in_o the_o 〈…〉_z no_o caus●_n can_v 〈◊〉_d downw●●●_n motion_n 〈…〉_z art_n 10._o argument_n that_o 〈◊〉_d terraqueous_a gl●be_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o certain_a attractive_a faculty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o detention_n and_o retraction_n of_o all_o its_o part_n art_n 11._o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n art_n 12._o a_o second_o argument_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v magnetical_a art_n 13._o a_o parallelisme_n betwixt_o the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n a●d_v the_o attraction_n of_o terrene_a body_n by_o the_o earth_n art_n 14._o that_o as_o the_o sphere_n o●_n the_o lodestone_n allective_a virtue_n be_v limit_v so_o be_v that_o of_o the_o earth_n magnetism_n art_n 15._o a_o objection_n of_o the_o disproportion_n between_o the_o great_a bulk_n of_o a_o large_a 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o ex●●●●y_n of_o the_o suppose_a magnetic_a ray_n of_o the_o earth_n solve_v by_o three_o weighty_a reason_n art_n 16._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o aequivelocity_n of_o body_n of_o different_a weight_n in_o their_o perpendicular_a descent_n with_o sundry_a unquestionable_a authority_n to_o confirm_v the_o hoti_n 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5_o why_o metal_n melt_v or_o make_v red_a hot_a burn_v more_o violent_a than_o the_o fire_n that_o melt_v or_o heat_v they_o sol._n art_n 16._o consectary_n 2._o that_o as_o the_o degree_n of_o heat_n so_o those_o of_o fire_n be_v innumerable_o u●rious_a art_n 17._o that_o to_o the_o calefaction_n combustion_n or_o inflammation_n of_o a_o body_n by_o fire_n be_v require_v a_o certain_a space_n of_o time_n and_o that_o the_o space_n be_v great_a or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o paucity_n or_o abundance_n of_o the_o igneous_a atom_n invade_v the_o body_n object_v and_o more_o or_o less_o of_o aptitude_n in_o the_o contexture_n thereof_o to_o admit_v they_o art_n 18._o fleame_z more_o or_o less_o durable_a for_o various_a respect_n art_n 19_o consectary_n 3._o that_o the_o immediate_a and_o genuine_a effect_n of_o heat_n be_v the_o disgregation_n of_o all_o body_n as_o well_o homogeneous_a as_o heterogenous_a and_o that_o the_o congregation_n of_o homogeneous_a nature_n be_v only_o a_o accidental●ff●ct_n ●ff●ct_z of_o h●a●_n contrary_a
disseminate_a inanity_n neither_o important_a nor_o competent_a ibid._n 9_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o c●rt●in_n aethereal_a substance_n to_o replenish_v th●_n port_n ●f_a bo●ies_n in_o rarifaction_n demonstrate_v insufficient_a to_o solve_v the_o difficulty_n or_o demolish_v the_o epicurean_a thesis_n of_o small_a vacuity_n 254_o 10_o the_o facility_n of_o understand_v the_o reason_n and_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o condensation_n from_o the_o conc●ssion_n of_o s●all_a vacuity_n illustrate_v by_o a_o 〈…〉_z 255_o 11_o paradox_n tha●_n the_o matter_n of_o a_o body_n when_o 〈…〉_z no_o more_o of_o true_a place_n 〈…〉_z and_o the_o conciliation_n thereof_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d definition_n of_o a_o rare_a and_o of_o a_o den●e_a bo●y_n 2●6_n 12_o problem_n 〈…〉_z be_v capable_a of_o condensation_n to_o so_o hang_v 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v of_o rari●faction_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ●olution_n thereof_o ibid._n sect_n iii_o art_fw-la c._n 1_o the_o opportunity_n of_o the_o present_a speculation_n concern_v the_o ●_z of_o perspicuity_n and_o opacity_n ●●8_n 2_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o per●picuum_fw-la and_o opacum_fw-la ibid._n 3_o that_o every_o concretion_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o 〈◊〉_d by_o how_o much_o th●_n more_o and_o more_o ample_a inane_fw-la space_n 〈◊〉_d intercept_v among_o its_o particle_n caeteus_fw-la pa●●bus_fw-la ibid._n 4_o why_o glass_n though_o much_o more_o dense_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o diaphanous_a than_o paper_n 259_o 5_o why_o ●he_v diaphanity_n of_o glass_n be_v gradual_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o various_a degree_n of_o its_o crassitude_n ibid._n 6_o a_o apodictical_a confutation_n of_o that_o popular_a error_n that_o glass_n be_v total_o or_o in_o every_o particle_n diaphanous_a 260_o chap._n x._o of_o magnitude_n figure_n and_o their_o consequent_n subtlety_n hebetude_n smoothness_n asperity_n 261_o sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o contexture_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o praecedent_n ibid._n 2_o that_o the_o magnitude_n of_o concretion_n arise_v from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o their_o material_a principle_n ibid._n 3_o the_o present_a intention_n of_o the_o term_n magnitude_n ibid._n 4_o that_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v mere_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o 2●2_n 5_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o thing_n neither_o augment_v by_o its_o rarefaction_n nor_o diminish_v by_o its_o condensation_n contrary_a to_o the_o aristotelian_o who_o distinguish_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o body_n from_o its_o substance_n ibid._n 6_o the_o reason_n of_o quantity_n explicable_a also_o mere_o from_o the_o notion_n of_o place_n 263_o 7_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o body_n without_o real_a extension_n and_o of_o extension_n without_o a_o body_n though_o impossible_a to_o nature_n yet_o easy_a to_o god_n ibid._n 8_o corollary_n that_o the_o primary_n cause_n why_o nature_n admit_v no_o penetration_n of_o dimension_n be_v rather_o the_o solidity_n than_o the_o extension_n of_o a_o body_n 264_o 9_o the_o reason_n of_o quantity_n continue_v and_o discrete_a or_o magnitude_n and_o multitude_n ibid._n 10_o that_o no_o body_n be_v perfect_o continue_v beside_o a_o atom_n ibid._n 11_o aristotle_n definition_n of_o a_o continuum_fw-la in_o what_o respect_n true_a and_o what_o false_a 265_o 12_o figure_n physical_o consider_v nothing_o but_o the_o superficies_n or_o terminant_fw-la extreme_n of_o a_o body_n ibid._n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o the_o continuity_n of_o this_o to_o the_o first_o section_n 266_o 2_o subtlety_n and_o hebetude_n how_o the_o consequent_n of_o magnitude_n ibid._n 3_o a_o considerable_a exception_n of_o the_o chymest_n viz._n that_o some_o body_n be_v dissolve_v in_o liquor_n of_o grosser_n particle_n which_o yet_o conserve_v their_o continuity_n in_o liquor_n of_o most_o subtle_a and_o corrosive_a particle_n prevent_v ibid._n 4_o why_o oil_n dissociate_n the_o part_n of_o some_o body_n which_o remain_v inviolate_a in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o why_o lightning_n be_v more_o penetrative_a than_o fire_n 267_o 5_o smoothness_n and_o asperity_n in_o concretion_n the_o consequent_n of_o figure_n in_o their_o material_a principle_n ibid._n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o motive_n virtue_n habit_n gravity_n and_o levity_n of_o concretion_n ●69_n sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o motive_n virtue_n of_o all_o concretion_n derive_v from_o the_o essential_a mobility_n of_o atom_n ibid._n 2_o why_o the_o motive_n virtue_n of_o concretion_n do_v reside_v principal_o in_o their_o spiritual_a part_n 270_o 3_o that_o the_o deviation_n of_o concretion_n from_o motion_n direct_v and_o their_o tardity_n in_o motion_n arise_v from_o the_o deflection_n and_o ●epercussions_n of_o atom_n compose_v they_o ibid._n 4_o why_o the_o motion_n of_o all_o concretion_n necessary_o praess●p●ss●th_v something_o that_o remain_v unmoved_a or_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o slow_a motion_n be_v equivalent_a ●o_o a_o thing_n vnmoved_a ibid._n 5_o what_o 〈◊〉_d active_a faculty_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v 271_o 6_o that_o in_o nature_n every_o faculty_n be_v active_a none_o passive_a ibid._n 7_o a_o peripatetic_a contradiction_n assume_v the_o matter_n of_o al●_n body_n to_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o activity_n and_o yet_o d●suming_v some_o faculty_n à_fw-la tota_fw-la substantia_fw-la 272_o 8_o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o animal_n the_o ratiocination_n of_o man_n only_o except_v be_v identical_a with_o their_o spirit_n ibid._n 9_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o various_a faculty_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o concretion_n ibid._n 10_o habit_n defi●ed_v 273_o 11_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o habit_n in_o animal_n consist_v principal_o in_o the_o conformity_n and_o flexibility_n of_o the_o organ_n which_o the_o respective_a faculty_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o its_o proper_a action_n ibid._n 12_o habit_n acquirable_a by_o bruit_n and_o common_a not_o only_o to_o vegetable_n but_o also_o to_o some_o mineral_n 2●4_n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o gravity_n as_o to_o its_o essence_n or_o formal_a reason_n very_o obscure_a 275_o 2_o the_o opinion_n of_o epicurus_n good_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o comparative_a insufficient_a as_o to_o the_o ●ause_n of_o absolute_a gravity_n ibid._n 3_o aristotle_n opinion_n of_o gravity_n recite_v ibid._n 4_o copernicus_n theory_n of_o gravity_n insatisfactory_a and_o wherein_o 276_o 5_o the_o determination_n of_o kepler_n gassendus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o gravity_n be_v cause_v me●rly_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o earth_n espouse_v by_o the_o author_n 277_o 6_o the_o external_n principle_n of_o the_o perpendicular_a descent_n of_o a_o stone_n project_v up_o in_o the_o aer_fw-la must_v be_v either_o depellent_fw-fr or_o attrahent_fw-la ibid._n 7_o that_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o superior_a aer_fw-la be_v the_o only_a cause_n which_o gradual_o refract_v and_o in_o fine_a whole_o overcome_v the_o impress_v force_n whereby_o a_o stone_n project_v be_v elevate_v upward_o ibid._n 8_o that_o the_o aer_fw-la distract_v by_o a_o stone_n violent_o ascend_v have_v as_o well_o a_o depulsive_a as_o a_o resistent_fw-la faculty_n arise_v immediate_o from_o its_o elaterical_a or_o restorative_n motion_n 279_o 9_o that_o nevertheless_o when_o a_o stone_n project_v on_o high_a in_o the_o aer_fw-la be_v at_o the_o high_a point_n of_o its_o mountee_n no_o cau●e_n can_v beg●●_n its_o downward_o motion_n but_o the_o attractive_a virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n 280_o 10_o argument_n that_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o certain_a attractive_a faculty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o detention_n and_o retraction_n of_o a●l_a its_o part_n 2●1_n 11_o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o terrestrialglobe_n 282_o 12_o a_o second_o argument_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v magnetical_a ibid._n 13_o a_o parallelism_n betwixt_o the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n and_o the_o attraction_n of_o terrene_a body_n by_o the_o earth_n 283_o 14_o that_o as_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o lodestone_n 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be_v ae●uitemporane_n ●us_o ●hough_o not_o ae●●ispatial_n and_o the_o solut._n art_n 7._o problem_n why_o do_v a_o chord_n of_o a_o duple_n length_n perform_v its_o diadrom_n in_o a_o proportion_n of_o time_n duple_n to_o a_o chord_n of_o a_o single_a length_n both_o be_v distend_v by_o equal_a force_n &_o yet_o if_o the_o chord_n of_o the_o duple_n length_n be_v distend_v by_o a_o duple_n before_o or_o weight_n it_o do_v not_o perform_v its_o diadrom_n in_o a_o proportion_n of_o time_n duple_n to_o that_o of_o the_o other_o but_o only_o if_o the_o force_n or_o weight_n distend_v it_o be_v quadruple_a to_o the_o first_o suppose_v and_o its_o solut._n art_n 8._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o vast_a ductility_n or_o extensibility_n of_o gold_n art_n 9_o sectility_n and_o fissility_n the_o consequent_n of_o softness_n art_n 10._o tractility_n and_o friability_n the_o consequent_n of_o hardness_n art_n 11._o ruptility_n the_o consequent_a partly_o of_o softness_n partly_o of_o hardness_n art_n 12._o problem_n why_o chord_n d●●●●enced_v be_v more_o apt_a to_o break_v near_o the_o end●_n than_o in_o the_o middle_a ●nd_n its_o solut._n art_n 1._o that_o the_o insensibility_n of_o quality_n do_v not_o import_v their_o vnintelligibility_n contrary_a to_o the_o presumption_n of_o the_o aristotelean_a art_n 2._o upon_o what_o ground_n and_o by_o wh●m_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o occult_a quality_n be_v erect_v art_n 3._o occult_a quality_n and_o profess_a ignorance_n all_o one_o art_n 4._o the_o refuge_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n equal_o obstructive_a to_o the_o advance_v of_o natural_a science_n with_o that_o of_o igno●e_a propriety_n art_n 5._o thatall_a attraction_n refer_v to_o secret_a sympathy_n and_o all_o repulsion_n adscribe_v to_o secret_a antipathy_n betwixt_o the_o agent_n and_o patient_n be_v effect_v by_o corporeal_a instrument_n and_o such_o as_o resemble_v those_o whereby_o one_o body_n attract_v or_o repell_v another_o in_o sensible_a and_o mechanic_a 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claver_fw-la hide●h_v it_o s●alk_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n art_n 7._o why_o the_o 〈…〉_z usual_o 〈◊〉_d soon_o after_o midnight_n and_o at_o break_v o●_n day_n art_n 8._o why_o shellfish_n grow_v fat_a in_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n and_o lean_a again_o at_o the_o new_a art_n 9_o why_o the_o selenites_n resemble_v the_o moon_n in_o all_o not_o several_a a●spects_n art_n 10._o why_o the_o 〈…〉_z art_n 11._o 〈…〉_z art_n 12._o a_o corollary_n why_o the_o granule_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n though_o much_o more_o ponderous_a than_o those_o of_o the_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la wherein_o they_o be_v dissolve_v be_v yet_o hold_v up_o and_o keep_v float_v by_o they_o art_n 13._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o attraction_n of_o a_o less_o flame_n by_o a_o great_a art_n 14._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o inundation_n of_o flame_n to_o naphtha_n at_o distance_n art_n 15._o of_o the_o ascension_n of_o water_n into_o the_o pore_n of_o a_o sponge_n art_n 16._o the_o 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self_n and_o why_o art_n 12._o that_o the_o ven●m_n of_o the_o tarantula_n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d h●mor_n and_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d capable_a of_o s●●nds_n art_n 13._o that_o it_o cause_v a_o ●ncessent_n itch_a and_o 〈◊〉_d titillation_n 〈◊〉_d the_o nervous_a and_o musculous_a par●s_n of_o man_n body_n when_o infuse_v into_o it_o and_o ferment_v ●n_o ●t_a art_n 14._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o annual_a recidivation_n of_o the_o tarantism_n till_o it_o be_v perfect_o cure_v art_n 15._o a_o conjecture_n what_o kind_n of_o tun●●_n strain●_n and_o note_n seem_v most_o accommodate_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o tarantiacal_a person●_n i●_n the_o general_n art_n 16._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o incantation_n of_o serpent_n by_o a_o rod_n of_o the_o cornus_n art_n 17._o digression_n that_o the_o 〈…〉_z art_n 19_o 〈…〉_z art_n 20._o that_o ship_n be_v 〈…〉_z art_n 21._o that_o the_o echineis_fw-la or_o remora_n be_v not_o ominous_a art_n 22._o why_o this_o place_n admit_v not_o of_o more_o than_o a_o general●●quest_n ●●quest_z into_o the_o faculty_n of_o poison_n and_o counterpoison_n art_n 23._o poison_n define_v art_n 24._o wherein_o the_o deleterious_a faculty_n of_o poison_n do_v consist_v art_n 25._o counterpoison_n define_v art_n 26._o wherein_o their_o salutiferous_a virtue_n do_v consist_v art_n 27._o how_o triacle_n cure_v the_o venom_n of_o viper_n art_n 28._o how_o the_o body_n of_o a_o scorpion_n bruise_v and_o lay_v warm_a upon_o the_o par●_n which_o it_o have_v late_o wound_v and_o envenom_v do_v cure_v the_o same_o art_n 29._o that_o some_o poison_n be_v antidote_n against_o other_o by_o way_n of_o direct_a contrariety_n art_n 30._o why_o sundry_a particular_a man_n and_o some_o whole_a nation_n have_v ●ed_v upon_o poisonous_a animal_n and_o plant_n without_o harm_n art_n 31._o the_o a_o ma●●_n vrg●●●●_n and_o 〈◊〉_d powder_n impugned_a art_n 32._o the_o author_n retraction_n of_o his_o quondam_a de●ence_n of_o the_o magnetic_a c●re_n of_o w_n unds_o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o p●o●egomena_n to_o he●m●nts_n book_n of_o that_o subject_n and_o title_n art_n 1._o the_o nature_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o subject_a hint_v by_o certain_a metaphorical_a cognomina_fw-la agreeable_a thereunto_o though_o in_o divers_a relation_n art_n 2._o why_o the_o author_n insist_v not_o upon_o the_o 1_o several_a appellation_n 2_o inve●●o_n of_o the_o loadstone_n 3_o invention_n of_o the_o pixis_fw-la nautica_fw-la art_n 3._o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o loadstone_n in_o general_n two_o the_o attractive_a and_o directive_n art_n 4_o 〈…〉_z art_n 5._o he_o 〈…〉_z art_n 6._o galen_n three_o grand_a objection_n against_o the_o same_o brief_o answer_v art_n 7._o 〈…〉_z art_n 8._o a_o par●ll●l●●●●●●wixt_a ●●●wixt_z the_o magnetic_a faculty_n of_o the_o loadstone_n &_o 〈◊〉_d and_o tha●_n of_o 〈◊〉_d i●_n animal_n art_n 9_o 〈…〉_z art_n 10._o that_o every_o loadstone_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o circumradiation_n of_o its_o magnetical_a 〈…〉_z accrue_n art_n 11._o the_o reason_n o●_n that_o admirable_a 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈…〉_z of_o magnetic_a and_o why_o the_o ●ole●_n of_o a_o loadstone_n be_v incapable_a but_o those_o of_o a_o needle_n easy_o capable_a of_o transplantation_n from_o one_o extreme_a to_o the_o contra●●_n art_n 12._o a_o objection_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o repulsion_n of_o the_o north_n ●ole_v of_o one_o loa●dst●ne_n or_o needle_n by_o the_o n●rth_a pole_n of_o another_o prevent_v art_n 13._o three_o principal_a magnetizee_a axiom_n de●uced_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n art_n 14._o 〈…〉_z art_n 15._o that_o the_o magnetic_a vigour_n or_o perfection_n both_o of_o lodestone_n and_o iron_n do_v consist_v in_o either_o their_o native_a purity_n and_o uniformity_n of_o substance_n or_o their_o artificial_a politeness_n art_n 16_o that_o the_o a●ming_n of_o a_o magnet_n with_o polish_a steel_n do_v high_o corroborate_v but_o a●_n much_o diminish_v the_o sphere_n of_o its_o attractive_a virtue_n art_n 17._o why_o a_o small_a or_o weak_a loadstone_n do_v snatch_v away_o 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