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Page vii
... translation of the Novum Organum he had nothing to do ; and the alterations which I made in his manuscript of the rest were not seen by him until they were printed . With regard to the method observed in the trans- lation PREFACE . vii.
... translation of the Novum Organum he had nothing to do ; and the alterations which I made in his manuscript of the rest were not seen by him until they were printed . With regard to the method observed in the trans- lation PREFACE . vii.
Page viii
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. With regard to the method observed in the trans- lation , I have only to add , on his behalf , that he agrees with what I have said on that subject in my preface to ...
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. With regard to the method observed in the trans- lation , I have only to add , on his behalf , that he agrees with what I have said on that subject in my preface to ...
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... regard the body and sciences which regard the mind . The doctrine concerning the Person of Man takes into consideration two subjects principally ; the Mis- eries of the human race , and the Prerogatives or Ex- · cellencies of the same ...
... regard the body and sciences which regard the mind . The doctrine concerning the Person of Man takes into consideration two subjects principally ; the Mis- eries of the human race , and the Prerogatives or Ex- · cellencies of the same ...
Page 18
... regard to the doctrine concerning the League or Common Bond between the soul and body , it is dis- tributed into two parts . For as in all leagues and amities there is both mutual intelligence and mutual offices , so the description of ...
... regard to the doctrine concerning the League or Common Bond between the soul and body , it is dis- tributed into two parts . For as in all leagues and amities there is both mutual intelligence and mutual offices , so the description of ...
Page 20
... regard to the Inter- pretation of Natural Dreams , it is a thing that has been laboriously handled by many writers , but it is full of follies . At present I will only observe that it is not grounded upon the most solid foundation of ...
... regard to the Inter- pretation of Natural Dreams , it is a thing that has been laboriously handled by many writers , but it is full of follies . At present I will only observe that it is not grounded upon the most solid foundation of ...
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