Plot. Vat of dat? me make dat gold my own self, of de lead of de great church of Crawcow.
Plot. By calcination; reverberation; purification; sublimation; amalgamation; precipitation; volitilization.
Foss. Have a care what you assert. The volitilization of gold is not an obvious process. It is by great elegance of speech called, fortitudo fortitudinis fortissima.
Plot. I need not acquaint de illustrious doctor Fossile, dat all de metals be but unripe gold.
Foss. Spoken like a philosopher, And therefore there should be an act of parliament against digging of lead mines, as against felling young timber. But inform me, Sir, what might be your menstruum, snow-water, or May-dew?
Plot. Snow-vater.
Foss. Right. Snow is the universal pickle of nature for the preservation of her productions in the hyemal season.
Plot. If you will go your self, and not trust de servant, to fetch some of de right Thames sand dat be below de bridge, I will show you de naked Diana in your study before I go hence.
Foss. Perhaps you might. I am not at present dispos'd for experiments.