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The essays of lord Bacon, including his moral and historical works, with ... - Page 91
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884
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Essays moral, economical and political

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend ; " Abeunt studia in mores;" nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for iu demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again ; if his wit be not...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend : Abeunl studio, in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...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...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores ;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England..: Essays ...

Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...same as the former edition, but it thus continues " Abeunt studia in mores ;" " nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, " but may be wrought out...like as " diseases of the body may have appropriate exer" cises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, " shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 16

Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...deep, moral, grave; logic and rbetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...fit studies. Like as diseases of the body may have appropriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast;...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 3

Dugald Stewart - Logic - 1827 - 414 pages
...wit, but may be wrought " out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have ap" propriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and " reins;...stomach; riding for the head, and the like; so if a man's " wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in de" monstrations, if his wit be called away...
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Sequel to The Analytical Reader: In which the Original Design is Extended ...

Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...natural philosophy deep ; morals grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend ; nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; walking is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for...
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The Christian's Penny Magazine, Issues 1-82

Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...rhetoric, able to contend : ' Abeunt sludia in mores,' ' Studies pass into laws :' nay there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...body may have appropriate exercises : bowling is good fur the stone ; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for tke stomach ; riding for the...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studio in mores. Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...fit studies. Like as diseases of the body may have appropriated exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast;...
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