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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 13, 1771
Page
4
In this 18th century essay, author debates fixable air as the cohesive principle binding matter. He argues evaporation detaches it, causing disintegration, while it also sustains life in a denser form. The piece links ancient Chinese inquiry and European science, with court mentions and public notices woven through.
The fragment presents a speaker named Philaphusis musing on life, virtue, and death. It argues that life should be lived in conscience and virtue, portraying death as a sleep from which one awakens to eternal joy. The text posits death as a doorway to immortality and peace, inviting its arrival.
Water level notices indicate high water at London Bridge tomorrow at 38 meters after 5 in the morning and 4 meters after 6 in the evening. Saturday shows 25 meters after 6 in the morning and after 6 in the evening.
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