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Nov 16, 2012 · Occasional reflections upon several subjects. With a discourse about such kind of thoughts. by. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691; Weyland, John, 1774-1854, [from old catalog] ed. Publication date. 1848. Publisher. Oxford, A. A. Masson. Collection.
His observations often developed into meditations with a moral message. The work displays Boyle's wide-ranging interests, with topics including angling, glowworms, meteorology, horses, apples, syrups, the singing of larks, candles and lanterns, and astronomy.
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.Weyland, John, 1774-1854, ed.Dedicated to "Sophronia" (Robert Boyle's "dearest sister," Lady Ranelagh), this is a compendium of moral essays that Boyle had previously written in Stalbridge and Oxford. The work draws parallels between natural phenomena (e.g., the slaking of quicklime) and his spiritual philosophy. His observations often developed into meditations with a moral message. The work displays Boyle's wide-ranging...
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Occasional reflections upon several subiects, whereto is premis'd a discourse about such kind of thoughts Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Table of contents | Add to bookbag | How to cite
Boyle's Reflections, and Satiric Figuration LESLIE MOORE IN THE "INTRODUCTORY PREFACE" to his Occasional Reflections upon Several Subjects (1665), Robert Boyle invites other young gentlemen to begin writing meditations; he suggests that a "Fam'd and happier Pen" might "Credit and improve" the genre or develop
