Miracles and Mysteries of Chemistry and Medicine

I am joined, by that best part of me That is, joined in spirit or soul.. Ensure that the covenant of friendship entered into between us dies only with us. As for me—so may our holy Hygeia The Greek goddess of health and hygiene, often invoked by physicians of this era. love me—I promise you this affection: which (I swear by the spirit of Friendship) has been intense toward you from the moment I conceived it. Indeed, because it is for the sake of virtue, which is eternal, I shall nourish it eternally; although also because of your reciprocal love for me, by which you value and esteem me more than my mediocrity deserves.

Keep your word, I say, and publish those Chemical original: "Chymica," referring to the early modern study of chemistry and alchemy. wonders of yours. Publish them: lest you seem to have buried in the ground the talent A reference to the biblical Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25), where a servant is punished for hiding his money/skills instead of using them for profit. entrusted to you by God. Do you fear the attempts of certain noisy critics to overwhelm your budding Fame? Laugh, laugh in return, and free yourself from them by mere contempt, as you are doing. Rather, consider it a stroke of luck. For the more a tree has flourished into many branches, the thicker the noise it makes when moved by a violent breeze The OCR reads "arcâ," likely a transcription error for "aurâ" (breeze/wind) given the context of a tree rustling.; but more strongly, than...