But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time and capable of perpetual renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking... Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning - Page 89by Francis Bacon - 1851 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1848 - 744 pages
...be talking to me;" and every body must feel the truth of the assertion. " The images of men's minds remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time and...renovation ; neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still and cast their seed in the minds of otheri, GENT. MAO. VOL. XXIX. provoking... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...great personages of much later years : for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books exempted from the wrong of times, and capable of perpetual renovation. Neither... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...great personages of much later years : for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books exempted from the wrong of times, and capable of perpetual renovation. Neither... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...great personages of much later years ; for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits...renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite... | |
| 1843 - 706 pages
...great personages of much later years ; for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits...renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...last; and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time,...renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...great personages of much later years. For the originals cannot last; and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation. Neither... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...great personages of much later years. For the originals cannot last; and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation. Neither... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...great personages of much later years ; for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits...renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...great personages of much later years ; for the originals cannot last, and the copies cannot but lose of the life and truth. But the images of men's wits...renovation. Neither are they fitly to be called images, because they generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, proyoking and causing infinite... | |
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