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Recent scientific discoveries have conferred upon man new powers of investigation, whereby nature has been made to reveal secrets so subtile that they never had been dreamt of before in philosophy.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2013

At Paris the Universe is seen, compos’d of Vortices of subtile Matter; but nothing like it is seen in London.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The mental attitude of the speaker is subtile enough in itself to be fascinating, but the real suspense does not lie there.

From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer

Whence comes this man with his new poetry, which confounds the critics? and that man with his subtile wit borrowed from no school?

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey