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Etymology: French, from Latin volatilis, from volare: to fly (Date: 1605) 1.
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Lully, was discovered, the secret of longevity was supposed to have been brought to light, the _mercurius volatilis_ to be at length fixed, and the pernicious product received the name of _aqua vitae_ -- liquor of life; "A discovery concerning which," says a learned physician, "it would be difficult to determine, whether it has tended most to diminish the happiness, or shorten the duration of life.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 Various
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Amoris quippe nostri fama volatilis jam ubique percrebuit, tamtumque librorum, et maxime veterum, ferebamur cupiditate languescere; posse vero quemlibet, nostrum _per quaternos_ facilius, quam _per pecuniam_, adipisci favorem. "
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811
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Spiritus volatilis aicalinus praecipitat Cuprum cx folutione vitrioli veneris, & tamen partem cius aiiquam denuo re (blvit.
Joan. Ant. Scopoli ... Fvndamenta Chemiae praelectionibvs pvblicis accomodata Giovanni Antonio Scopoli 1777
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