An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's preface. Written by Æyrenæus Philalethes, anglus, cosmopolita.

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An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's preface. Written by Æyrenæus Philalethes, anglus, cosmopolita.
Author
Starkey, George, 1627-1665.
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London :: Printed for William Cooper ...,
MDCLXXVII. [1677]
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Ripley, George, d. 1490?
Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
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"An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's preface. Written by Æyrenæus Philalethes, anglus, cosmopolita." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B05960.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.

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But though it Mercury be.

YEt is not the knot untied, nor diffi∣culties overcome, when once a man hath learned to sing this thredbare Song in Philosophy, Est in Mercurio quic∣quid quaerunt sapientes: for what Sophi∣ster who cannot make so great a clatter in these general terms as a son of Art? the greatest difficulty is to know what this Mercury is, that is so desirable and effectual.

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