The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Translations of the philosophical worksLongmans, 1858 - English literature |
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... sciences , arts , and all human knowledge , raised upon the proper foundations . And this , though in the project ... science there is only a whirling round about , and perpetual agitation , ending where it began . And although he was ...
... sciences , arts , and all human knowledge , raised upon the proper foundations . And this , though in the project ... science there is only a whirling round about , and perpetual agitation , ending where it began . And although he was ...
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... sciences . Lastly , I have a request to make - a request no way unworthy of your Majesty , and which especially concerns the work in hand ; namely , that you who resemble Solomon in so many things — in the gravity of your judgments , in ...
... sciences . Lastly , I have a request to make - a request no way unworthy of your Majesty , and which especially concerns the work in hand ; namely , that you who resemble Solomon in so many things — in the gravity of your judgments , in ...
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... sciences abound , he will find every where endless repetitions of the same thing , varying in the method of treat- ment , but not new in substance , insomuch that the whole stock , numerous as it appears at first view , proves on ...
... sciences abound , he will find every where endless repetitions of the same thing , varying in the method of treat- ment , but not new in substance , insomuch that the whole stock , numerous as it appears at first view , proves on ...
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... sciences to which we are accustomed have certain general positions which are specious and flattering ; but as soon as they come to particulars , which are as the parts of genera- tion , when they should produce fruit and works , then ...
... sciences to which we are accustomed have certain general positions which are specious and flattering ; but as soon as they come to particulars , which are as the parts of genera- tion , when they should produce fruit and works , then ...
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... sciences has its origin in nothing better than the confidence of a few persons and the sloth and indolence of the rest . For after the sciences had been in several parts perhaps cultivated and handled dili- gently , there has risen up ...
... sciences has its origin in nothing better than the confidence of a few persons and the sloth and indolence of the rest . For after the sciences had been in several parts perhaps cultivated and handled dili- gently , there has risen up ...
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