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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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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 6

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...Mordu graue, Logicke and Rethoricke able to contend.1 Abeunt studio, in mores. Nay, thear is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies : like as diseases of the body may haue appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the Stone and Raines ; Shooting for the longs & breast...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the morals ;i nay, there is no stand'1 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 mathematicks ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the morals ; l nay, there is no stand 2 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out...riding for the head ; and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematicks ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away...
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Advanced Reading Book: Literary and Scientific

Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the icorals ; nay, there is no stand 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 never...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...to contend.6 Abeunt a/ n</i,, in mores. [The studies pass into the manners.] Nay there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 13

Henry Barnard - Education - 1863 - 902 pages
...'have approprfetfe1«*ercises — bowling is good for the stone and reins,1 shooting for the lungs end breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for...so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathcntafrca, for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again...
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 13

Henry Barnard - Education - 1863 - 904 pages
...Abtnnt ct-xla •• mfjrtt * ••y, there i* no stood* or inpedhwnt in tiwt wit. »«t Mar »-* out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may...appropriate exercises — bowling is good for the stone and reins,1 shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and...
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Choice specimens of English literature, selected and arranged by T.B. Shaw ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...moral, grave, logic and rhetoric, able to contend ; " Abeunt studia 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 bo called away...
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Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...able to contend.6 Abeunt studia in mores. [The studies pass into the manners.] Nay there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by...breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend: ' Abeunt studia in mores'2 — nay, there is no stond2 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought* out...appropriate exercises — bowling is good for the stone and reins,5 shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and...
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