 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 pages
...Fleet-Street, over against Saint Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter...philosopher's stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy." By this we learn that a miserable wretch knew the art of making gold, yet always lived a beggar; and... | |
 | William Rouse - 1814 - 364 pages
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 | 1822 - 590 pages
...over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven o'clock told me, in syllables, the true matter of the philosopher's stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy :" — a very poor one, •we should imagine ; but credulous Elias was, no doubt, made as happy as... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 314 pages
...Fleet-street, over against Saint Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter of the philosophers stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy" By this we learn that a miserable wretch... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 pages
...Fleet-street, over against Saint Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter...philosopher's stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy." By this we learn that a miserable Wretch knew the art of making gold, yet always lived a beggar; and... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1826 - 560 pages
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 | J S. Forsyth - 1827 - 472 pages
...Ditch, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock told me in Syllables the true matter...Philosopher's Stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy." By this we learn that a miserable wretch knew the art of making gold, yet always lived a beggar; and... | |
 | Edward Duke - 1837 - 686 pages
...knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables, the true nature of the Philosopher's Stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy.' " Ashmole collected many tracts of the most celebrated Alchymists, (of which some were in poetry,)... | |
 | Edward Duke - 1837 - 686 pages
...knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables, the true nature of the Philosopher's Stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy.' " Ashmole collected many tracts of the most celebrated ALchymists, (of which some were in poetry,)... | |
 | 1840 - 288 pages
...knowing whether he should live or die, about one of the clock, told me, in syllables, [italics mine] tho true matter of the Philosopher's Stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy." Upon the foregoing it has been remarked : — " By this we learn that a miserable wretch knew tho art... | |
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Backhouse (an astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleetstreet, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the... 
