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refer every thing in the living economy
Opposed to that of Boerhaave, it differs from that of Stahl and those authors who, like him, refer every thing in the living economy, to a single principle, purely speculative, ideal, and imaginary, whether designated by the name of soul , vital principle , or archeus . — from General Anatomy, Applied to Physiology and Medicine, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Xavier Bichat
ridiculous extreme therefore in the last extremity
“Now, if the worst should come to the worst, there will be no sense in throwing away our own lives because we can’t save those of the others—that would be carrying sentiment to a perfectly ridiculous extreme; therefore, in the last extremity, and if all other efforts should fail, you and I must endeavour to break away, make a sudden dash for the hut where all our belongings are stored, and get hold of a weapon or two. — from In Search of El Dorado by Harry Collingwood
right edge then into the left edge
The stitches added at the 23rd row are for the instep, the shoe being joined up the front in single crochet, thus—work with the blue wool doubled; commence with a single stitch at the toe, place the slanting selvedges together, * put the needle into the right edge, then into the left edge, bring the wool through, and also through the loop on the needle. — from The Andalusian Knitting and Netting Book by Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière
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