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" Strada, in one of his Prolusions*, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between two friends by the help of a certain load-stone, which had such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to... "
The Rail, and the Electric Telegraph, Comprising a Brief History of Former ... - Page 57
by Peter Progress (pseud.) - 1847 - 144 pages
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Select British Classics, Volume 13

English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...has often told me, that he could not have supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Strada, in one of his prolusions, gives an account...certain loadstone, which had such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, the other, though...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...has often told me, that he could not have supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Strada, in one of his prolusions, gives an account...by the help of a certain loadstone, which had such a virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...exhibited to my hand in a speculation of one of my predecessors. Strada, in the person of Lucretius, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between...by the help of a certain loadstone, which had such a virtue in it, that, if it touched two several needles^ •when one of the needles so touched began...
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The Guardian, Volume 2

1804 - 498 pages
...language. to my hand in a speculation of one of my predecessors '.. Strada, in the person of Lucretius, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between...by the help of a certain loadstone, which had such a virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when oneof the needles so touched began to...
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The British Essayists, Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 340 pages
...told me, that he could not have supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Slrada, in one of his Prolusions*, gives an account of a chimerical...certain load-stone, which had such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, the other, though...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 296 pages
...has often told me, that he could not have supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Strada, in one of his Prolusions*, gives an account...help of a certain load-stone, which had such virtue iu it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, tlie...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 384 pages
...supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Strada, in one of his prolusions (Pro. 6.), gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between...friends by the help of a certain loadstone, which had No. 241. THE SPECTATOR. 251 such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]; with notes, and a general index

Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...told me, that he could not have supported an absence of three years without this expedient. Sir. lib, in one of his Prolusions *, gives an account of a...certain loadstone, which had such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, the other, though...
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The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pages
...in a speculation of one of my predecessors. Strada, in the person of Lucretius, gives an account ef a chimerical correspondence between two friends, by the help of a certain loadstone, which had such a virtue in it, that, if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to...
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The beauties of The Spectator 2nd ed., revised and enlarged with The vision ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...employed in the same kind of contemplation , and making equal returns of tenderness and aflectjoa. Strada, in one of his prolusions, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between two fiiends, by the help of a certain loadstone, wh : ch had such a virtue in it, that if it touched two...
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