 Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and...  Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review - Page 3231858Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Waites - Tobacco - 1887 - 102 pages
...the novelift's affertion, 'tis with a fhock that we read as follows : — "A good vomit, I confefs, a virtuous herb, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally ufed ; but as it is commonly abufed by mod men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mifchief,... | |
 | 1890 - 602 pages
...taken, medicinally used ; but as it is commonly abused by most men, who take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, and health. Hellish, devilish, and damned tobacco, — the ruin and overthrow of body and soul." Kitchen's article A™B... | |
 | George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman - Medicine - 1889 - 756 pages
...potable gold, and philosopher's stones. A sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely...abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health. Hellish, devilish, and damned... | |
 | 1890 - 528 pages
...potable gold, and philosopher's stones, is a sovereign remedy in all diseases. " A good vomit I confess, a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely...medicinally used ; but as it is commonly abused by most men who take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge of goods, lands, health —... | |
 | Charles Eucharist de Medicis Sajous - Medicine - 1890 - 604 pages
...taken, medicinally used ; but as it is commonly abused by most men, who take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, and health. Hellish, devilish, and damned tobacco, — the ruin and overthrow of body and soul." Kitchen's article Ap5'„... | |
 | 1891 - 780 pages
...philosopher's stones ; a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confesse, a vertuose herbe, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used ; but as it is commonly used by most men, which take it as tinkers doe ale, 'tis a plague, a mischiefe, a violent purger of... | |
 | Gallus Thomann - Alcoholic beverages - 1892 - 182 pages
...contains from two to six per cent, of alcohol. Some people, unfortunately, abuse liquor, in which case it is a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, and health.— LD COURCOULA. I have to inform you that I have just returned from a European visit, and had a special... | |
 | Maud Wilder Goodwin - Southern States - 1895 - 328 pages
...beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, is a sovereign remedy in all diseases ; but as it is commonly abused by most men which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge of goods, lands, health ; hellish, devilish, and damned... | |
 | Alcoholism - 1897 - 458 pages
...potable gold, and philosophers' stones; is a sovereign remedy in all diseases; a good vomit, I confess; a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely...abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purge of goods, lands, and health." Now, this is one of the peculiar... | |
| |
