The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Translations of the philosophical worksLongmans, 1858 - English literature |
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... thing not to be hoped for : because the primary notions of things which the mind readily and passively imbibes , stores up , and accumulates ( and it is from them that all the rest flow ) are false , confused , and overhastily ...
... thing not to be hoped for : because the primary notions of things which the mind readily and passively imbibes , stores up , and accumulates ( and it is from them that all the rest flow ) are false , confused , and overhastily ...
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... things , the entanglement of causes , the weakness of the human mind ; wherein nevertheless they show themselves never the more modest , seeing that they will rather lay the blame upon the common condition of men and nature than upon ...
... things , the entanglement of causes , the weakness of the human mind ; wherein nevertheless they show themselves never the more modest , seeing that they will rather lay the blame upon the common condition of men and nature than upon ...
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... things themselves and the concordances of things , that they may see for themselves what they have , what they can dispute , what they can add and contribute to the common stock . And for myself , if in anything I have been either too ...
... things themselves and the concordances of things , that they may see for themselves what they have , what they can dispute , what they can add and contribute to the common stock . And for myself , if in anything I have been either too ...
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... things human may not interfere with things divine , and that from the opening of the ways of sense and the increase of natural light there may arise in our minds no incredulity or darkness with regard to the divine mysteries ; but ...
... things human may not interfere with things divine , and that from the opening of the ways of sense and the increase of natural light there may arise in our minds no incredulity or darkness with regard to the divine mysteries ; but ...
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... things that are vast : things solid are most contracted and lie in little room . And now I have only one favour more to ask ( else injustice to me may perhaps imperil the business itself ) -that men will consider well how far , upon ...
... things that are vast : things solid are most contracted and lie in little room . And now I have only one favour more to ask ( else injustice to me may perhaps imperil the business itself ) -that men will consider well how far , upon ...
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