The Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon: Including the Advancement of Learning and Novum OrganumG. Bell and Sons, 1904 - 567 pages |
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... rest proceed , errors must for ever prevail , and remain uncor- rected , either by the natural powers of the understanding or the assistance of logic ; for the original notions being vitiated , confused , and inconsiderately taken from ...
... rest proceed , errors must for ever prevail , and remain uncor- rected , either by the natural powers of the understanding or the assistance of logic ; for the original notions being vitiated , confused , and inconsiderately taken from ...
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... rests upon established consent as the judgment approved by time , trusts to a very fallacious and weak foundation ... rest : whence , of course , the greatest geniuses in all ages have suffered violence ; whilst out of regard to their ...
... rests upon established consent as the judgment approved by time , trusts to a very fallacious and weak foundation ... rest : whence , of course , the greatest geniuses in all ages have suffered violence ; whilst out of regard to their ...
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... rest . In this melancholy state of things , one might be apt to despair both of the under- standing left to itself , and of all fortuitous helps ; as of a state irremediable by the utmost efforts of the human genius , or the often ...
... rest . In this melancholy state of things , one might be apt to despair both of the under- standing left to itself , and of all fortuitous helps ; as of a state irremediable by the utmost efforts of the human genius , or the often ...
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... rest are finished ; whence we look upon it as interest till th principal be paid ; for we do not propose to travel hood- winked , so as to take no notice of what may occur of use in the way . This part , therefore , will consist of such ...
... rest are finished ; whence we look upon it as interest till th principal be paid ; for we do not propose to travel hood- winked , so as to take no notice of what may occur of use in the way . This part , therefore , will consist of such ...
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... rest . If , however , we labour in thy works , Thou wilt make us to partake of thy vision and sabbath ; we , therefore , humbly beseech Thee to strengthen our purpose , that Thou mayst be willing to endow thy family of mankind with new ...
... rest . If , however , we labour in thy works , Thou wilt make us to partake of thy vision and sabbath ; we , therefore , humbly beseech Thee to strengthen our purpose , that Thou mayst be willing to endow thy family of mankind with new ...
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Page 567 - Tables for verifying Dates with the Christian Era, &c. Giving an account of the Chief Eras and Systems used by various Nations ; with the easy Methods for determining the Corresponding Dates. By JJ Bond. 5*. BONOMI'S Nineveh and its Palaces. 7 Plates and 294 Woodcut Illustrations. 5.?.
Page 68 - So that if the invention of the ship was thought so noble, which carrieth riches and commodities from place to place, and consociateth the most remote regions in participation of their fruits, how much more are letters to be magnified, which as ships pass through the vast seas of time, and make ages so distant to participate of the wisdom, illuminations, and inventions, the one of the other?
Page 32 - To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works; divinity or philosophy; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both...
Page 567 - Man. 31. 6d. Chalmers on the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man. 5.?.
Page 45 - ... laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of...