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 1   I, 1|       that Fire, Water, Air, and Earth are four elements, and are
 2   I, 1|          whilst they affirm that Earth, Fire, Water, and Air are
 3   I, 1|        Water, or Water to become Earth, neither will it be possible
 4   I, 1|          white and hot", and the earth "heavy and hard". If, therefore,
 5   I, 1|        clearly be inevitable for Earth to come to-be out of Water
 6   I, 1|        of Water and Water out of Earth, and for each of the other
 7   I, 1| generated", for presumably Fire, Earth, and Water had no distinctive
 8   I, 1|        it the Many-i.e. Fire and Earth, and the bodies co-ordinate
 9   I, 1|      matter-as that out of which Earth and Fire come-to-be through
10   I, 3|  passingaway-of-something" (e.g. Earth): whilst the coming-to-be
11   I, 3|       whilst the coming-to-be of Earth is qualified (not unqualified) "
12   I, 3|        what is not, are Fire and Earth. Whether we postulate these,
13   I, 3|          may be whether Fire and Earth, or some other couple-the
14   I, 3|         is a privation, and that Earth and Fire differ from one
15   I, 3|       somewhat" or a "form"-than Earth. But they are less real
16   I, 3|      what is tangible, i.e. into Earth.~We have now explained why
17   I, 3|        but not if it comes-to-be Earth; and in Quality, if it comes-to-be
18   I, 3|          poles of the chang-e.g. Earth (i.e. the heavy) a "not-being",
19   I, 3|  contrary, does what is "include Earth as well as Fire, whereas
20   I, 3|          is matter-the matter of Earth and Fire alike? And again,
21   I, 3|           For these things-Fire, Earth, Water, Air-are characterized
22  II, 1|     instance, postulate Fire and Earth: some add Air, making three:
23  II, 3|    bodies (Fire, Air, Water, and Earth) in a manner consonant with
24  II, 3|         is cold and moist, while Earth is cold and dry. Thus the
25  II, 3|       towards the "limit", while Earth and Water are forms of the
26  II, 3|   towards the "centre". Fire and Earth, moreover, are extremes
27  II, 3|       being contrary to Fire and Earth to Air; for the qualities
28  II, 3| qualities constituting Water and Earth are contrary to those that
29  II, 3|     excellence a single quality: Earth by dry rather than by cold,
30  II, 4|         too, in the same manner, Earth will result from Water and
31  II, 4|         from Water and Fire from Earth, since the two "elements"
32  II, 4|          is moist and cold while Earth is cold and dry-so that,
33  II, 4|          overcome, there will be Earth: and again, since Fire is
34  II, 4|        Fire is dry and hot while Earth is cold and dry, Fire will
35  II, 4|       dry, Fire will result from Earth if the cold pass-away.~It
36  II, 4|       into Water and of Air into Earth, and again of Water and
37  II, 4|           and again of Water and Earth into Fire and Air respectively,
38  II, 4|         if Air is to result from Earth. So" too, if Water and Earth
39  II, 4|     Earth. So" too, if Water and Earth are to result from Fire
40  II, 4|          Water there will result Earth and Air, and from Air plus
41  II, 4|       and Air, and from Air plus Earth Fire and Water. For there
42  II, 4|       passed-away, there will be Earth, owing to the survival of
43  II, 4|        will result from Air plus Earth. For there will be Water,
44  II, 4|       the Air and the dry of the Earth have passed-away (since
45  II, 4|          Air and the cold of the Earth have passed-away, there
46  II, 4|        smoke consists of Air and Earth.~No transformation, however,
47  II, 5|       them would then be Fire or Earth, and this theory amounts
48  II, 5|       things are made of Fire or Earth. Nor can a "middle-element"
49  II, 5|     Water both into Air and into Earth, while the "end-elements"
50  II, 5|        element". Let E stand for Earth, W for Water, A for Air,
51  II, 5|      instances we have taken, E (Earth) also will contain the remaining
52  II, 6|          increases by Fire: "And Earth increases its own frame
53  II, 6|           Presumably not Fire or Earth. But neither is it Love
54  II, 6|          natural movement" moves Earth downwards and resembles "
55  II, 6|       words) "sank down upon the Earth with long roots". With such
56  II, 7|       and hot", or from Fire and Earth. For if flesh consists of
57  II, 8|     bodies. For they all contain Earth because every "simple" body
58  II, 8| adaptable in shape: moreover (b) Earth has no power of cohesion
59  II, 8|         completely.~They contain Earth and Water, then, for the
60  II, 8|    because these are contrary to Earth and Water (Earth being contrary
61  II, 8|     contrary to Earth and Water (Earth being contrary to Air and
62  II, 8|        fed by more than one: for Earth has been mixed with the