| Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...acquisition of knowledge, from want of means, Bacon must have deeply felt His favorite maxim was, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour in an endless progress, or proficience... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...acquisition of knowledge, from want of means, Bacon must have deeply felt His favorite maxim was, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour in an endless progress, or proficience... | |
| Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1821 - 300 pages
...he ranked amongst the disciples of Bacon, who says, " Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sohriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search too far, or he too well studied in the hook of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy... | |
| Bartholomew Prescot - Astronomy - 1822 - 292 pages
..." Let no one," says Bacon, upon a weak conceit, or ill-applied moderation, think, or maintain, that man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's WOKD, or in the Book of God's works, divinity or philosophy: but rather let men awake themselves and... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 642 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...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... | |
| George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1827 - 526 pages
...highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude, therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works — Divinity or Philosophy." The same sentiment, and almost the same words, may be found in his... | |
| 950 pages
...Lord Bacon has left us, writing in an age long before the name of geology had been heard of: — " Let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...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 and proficience in... | |
| Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. ^<fo conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...mind of man to atheism, but a further proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion. Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an...illapplied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can earch too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works ; Divinity... | |
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