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A63809 Pythagoras his mystick philosophy reviv'd, or, The mystery of dreams unfolded wherein the causes, natures, and uses of nocturnal representations ... are theosophically unfolded ... / by Tho. Tryon ... Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1691 (1691) Wing T3194; ESTC R34679 88,172 329

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predominate_a in_o each_o pag._n 267_o 258_o 269_o section_n 9_o a_o description_n of_o madness_n according_a to_o the_o seven_o planet_n that_o the_o star_n especial_o the_o moon_n have_v great_a power_n over_o such_o distemper_a people_n from_o pag._n 269._o to_o p._n 274._o section_n 10._o the_o humour_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o frenzy_n compare_v from_o pag._n 274._o to_o p._n 279._o section_n 11._o why_o mad_a people_n be_v strong_a and_o can_v endure_v more_o cold_a and_o hunger_n then_o when_o in_o their_o sense_n from_o pag._n 279._o to_o p._n 284._o section_n 12._o of_o the_o original_a seat_n or_o spring_n of_o madness_n in_o the_o body_n that_o it_o be_v the_o spleen_n which_o first_o disorder_v the_o brain_n pag._n 284_o 245_o 286._o section_n 13._o of_o external_n cause_n of_o madness_n as_o by_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dag_n eat_v jarantula_n hanbane_n and_o the_o like_a pag._n 286_o 287_o 288._o section_n 14._o of_o the_o cure_n of_o madness_n why_o no_o more_o 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