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Page 11
... servant in my life , so after my death I may yet perhaps , through the kindling of this new light in the darkness of philo- sophy , be the means of making this age famous to posterity ; and surely to the times of the wisest and most 11.
... servant in my life , so after my death I may yet perhaps , through the kindling of this new light in the darkness of philo- sophy , be the means of making this age famous to posterity ; and surely to the times of the wisest and most 11.
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... light and published ; much less , all that has been by private persons secretly attempted and stirred ; so neither ... light anywhere , they were presently blown out by the winds of vulgar opinions . So that Time is like a river , which ...
... light and published ; much less , all that has been by private persons secretly attempted and stirred ; so neither ... light anywhere , they were presently blown out by the winds of vulgar opinions . So that Time is like a river , which ...
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... Light ; not imitating the divine pro- cedure , which in its first day's work created light only and assigned to it one entire day ; on which day it produced no material work , but proceeded to that on the days following . As for those ...
... Light ; not imitating the divine pro- cedure , which in its first day's work created light only and assigned to it one entire day ; on which day it produced no material work , but proceeded to that on the days following . As for those ...
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... light of the sense , sometimes shining out , sometimes clouded over , through the woods of experience and particulars ; while those who offer themselves for guides are ( as was said ) themselves also puzzled , and increase the number of ...
... light of the sense , sometimes shining out , sometimes clouded over , through the woods of experience and particulars ; while those who offer themselves for guides are ( as was said ) themselves also puzzled , and increase the number of ...
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... light to other men's minds . I have not sought ( I say ) nor do I seek either to force or ensnare men's judgments , but I lead them to things themselves and the concordances of things , that they may see for themselves what they have ...
... light to other men's minds . I have not sought ( I say ) nor do I seek either to force or ensnare men's judgments , but I lead them to things themselves and the concordances of things , that they may see for themselves what they have ...
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