 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...in mores ;" nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit stndies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him stndy the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...been told, always read a book as if he never were to see it again. " 4. In general there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...fit studies. Like as diseases of the body may have appropriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins : shooting for the lungs and breast... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...been told, always read a book as if he never were to see it again. " 4. In general there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...fit studies. Like as diseases of the body may have appropriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins : shooting for the lungs and breast... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend : Abeunl studio, in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores ;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores ;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...deep, moral, grave; logic and rbetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...fit studies. Like as diseases of the body may have appropriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast;... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Logic - 1827 - 414 pages
...natural or acquired, to which the human mind is liable. " There is no stand or im" pediment" (says Bacon) "in the wit, but may be wrought " out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have ap" propriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and " reins; shooting for the lungs and breast;... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...natural philosophy deep ; morals grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend ; nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; walking is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for... | |
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So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini... 
