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... understanding his own English . The selection of the works to be translated was made by Mr. Ellis , as including all that are necessary to give a com- plete view of Bacon's philosophical opinions . J. S. CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME ...
... understanding his own English . The selection of the works to be translated was made by Mr. Ellis , as including all that are necessary to give a com- plete view of Bacon's philosophical opinions . J. S. CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME ...
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... understanding or by help of the aids and instruments of Logic , one by one correct them- selves , was a thing not to be hoped for : because the primary notions of things which the mind readily and passively imbibes , stores up , and ...
... understanding or by help of the aids and instruments of Logic , one by one correct them- selves , was a thing not to be hoped for : because the primary notions of things which the mind readily and passively imbibes , stores up , and ...
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... understanding en- tirely different from any hitherto known , and other helps provided , in order that the mind may exercise over the nature of things the authority which properly belongs to it . It seems to me that men do not rightly ...
... understanding en- tirely different from any hitherto known , and other helps provided , in order that the mind may exercise over the nature of things the authority which properly belongs to it . It seems to me that men do not rightly ...
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... understanding is framed like a labyrinth ; presenting as it does on every side so many ambiguities of way , such deceitful resemblances of objects and signs , natures so irregular in their lines , and so knotted and entangled . And then ...
... understanding is framed like a labyrinth ; presenting as it does on every side so many ambiguities of way , such deceitful resemblances of objects and signs , natures so irregular in their lines , and so knotted and entangled . And then ...
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... understanding being thereby purified and purged of fancies and vanity , and yet not the less subject and entirely submissive to the divine oracles , may give to faith that which is faith's . Lastly , that knowledge being now discharged ...
... understanding being thereby purified and purged of fancies and vanity , and yet not the less subject and entirely submissive to the divine oracles , may give to faith that which is faith's . Lastly , that knowledge being now discharged ...
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