 But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been ; a conjunction like unto that of the two highest planets, Saturn, the planet...  Of the Advancement of Learning - Page 34by Francis Bacon - 1915 - 244 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been ; a conjunction...not mean, when I speak of use and action, that end before mentioned of the applying of knowledge to lucre and profession; for 1 am not ignorant how much... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been; a conjunction...not mean, when I speak of use and action, that end before mentioned of the applying of knowledge to lucre and profession; for I am not ignorant how much... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been; a conjunction...and action : howbeit, I do not mean, when I speak of uss and action, that end before mentioned of the applying of knowledge to lucre and profession ; for... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been; a conjunction...and action : howbeit, I do not mean, when I speak of usa and action, that end before mentioned of the applying of knowledge to lucre and profession ;. for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 324 pages
...more intimate and strict conjunction of contemplation and action ;ta conjunction like that of Sa turn the planet of rest and contemplation; and Jupiter the planet of civil society and action. But here by use and action, we do not mean the applying of knowledge to lucre; for that diverts the... | |
 | 1861 - 814 pages
...dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been : a conjunction...Jupiter, the planet of civil society and action." Surely, by the well-known laws of interpretation, in no way exceeding the licence properly permitted... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...and exalt knowledge, if con-- " templation and action may be more nearly and " strongly conjoined and united together, than they " have been: a conjunction...Jupiter the planet of civil " society and action," he, in the year 1605, when he was 44 years of age, published his Advancement of Learning. It is entitled... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...and exalt knowledge, if contempla" tion and action may be more nearly and straightly " conjoined and united together than they have been: " a conjunction...highest " planets, Saturn, the planet of rest and contem" plantion; and Jupiter, the planet of civil society " and action : howbeit, I do not mean, when... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...and exalt knowledge, ifcontempla" tion and action may be more nearly and straightly " conjoined and united together than they have been: " a conjunction...highest " planets, Saturn, the planet of rest and contem" plantion ; and Jupiter, the planet of civil society " and action : howbeit, I do not mean,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...life, God and angels only should be lookers-on ; that contemplation and action ought ever to be united, a conjunction like unto that of the two highest planets, Saturn the planet of rest, and Jupiter the planet of action." He could not, thus thinking, but engage in active life ; and, so engaged,... | |
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