 ... shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again:...  Bacon's Essays - Page 74by Francis Bacon - 1881Full view - About this book
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...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away ever so little, lie must begin again; if he be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...sectores. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases; so every defect... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations,...sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers cases: so every defect... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head, and the like ; so if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for, in demonstrations,...sectores ;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to . . . •'. call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers cases ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if ( a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...differences, let him study the school-men ; for they are " Cutters of cammin, ie splitters of hairs, or over-nice distinguishes." If he be not apt to beat overmatters,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...differences, let him study the school-men ; for they are " Cutters of cammin, ze splitters of hairs, or over-nice distinguishes." If he be .not apt to beat... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymiui sectores ; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find di fTerences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they are cymini sectores : if he be not apt to beat... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations,...wit be called away never so little, he must begin : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations,...sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases: so every defect... | |
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