The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xix
... men of sharp and strong wits , and abundance of leisure , and small variety of reading , their wits being shut up in the ... men's breath , and have no oars of their own to steer withal : " 7 and in his Novum Organum , which he published ...
... men of sharp and strong wits , and abundance of leisure , and small variety of reading , their wits being shut up in the ... men's breath , and have no oars of their own to steer withal : " 7 and in his Novum Organum , which he published ...
Page liii
... men , with respect to the sciences which they profess . them not audible , all things dissolve into anarchy |. His ... men's minds . 2. It takes away levity , temerity , and in- solency . 3. It takes away vain admiration , 4. It takes ...
... men , with respect to the sciences which they profess . them not audible , all things dissolve into anarchy |. His ... men's minds . 2. It takes away levity , temerity , and in- solency . 3. It takes away vain admiration , 4. It takes ...
Page liv
... men's wits and knowledges remain in books exempted from the wrong of time , and capable of perpetual renovation ... men of all fortunes ; the openness of the world by navigation , which hath disclosed multitudes of experiments , and a ...
... men's wits and knowledges remain in books exempted from the wrong of time , and capable of perpetual renovation ... men of all fortunes ; the openness of the world by navigation , which hath disclosed multitudes of experiments , and a ...
Page lxvii
... men of abilities should jointly engage against ignorance and barbarism . This had many years before his promotion been stated by Bacon : " Neither can this point otherwise be ; for learning endueth men's minds with a true sense of the ...
... men of abilities should jointly engage against ignorance and barbarism . This had many years before his promotion been stated by Bacon : " Neither can this point otherwise be ; for learning endueth men's minds with a true sense of the ...
Page lxx
... men , is hell to me , or purgatory at least . It is true I was glad to see that the king's choice was so generally approved , and that I had so much interest in men's good wills and good opinions , because it maketh me the fitter ...
... men , is hell to me , or purgatory at least . It is true I was glad to see that the king's choice was so generally approved , and that I had so much interest in men's good wills and good opinions , because it maketh me the fitter ...
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