 Surely, like as many substances in nature which are solid do putrefy and corrupt into worms;— so it is the property of good and sound knowledge to putrefy and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and (as I may term them) vermiculate...  Philosophical works - Page 122by Francis Bacon - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...so questions and altercations. Surely, like as many substances in nature which are solid, do jmtrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...altercations" — he proceeds — " Surely like as many substances in nature which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms : so it is the property of good and sound knowledge to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and (as I may term them) vermiculate... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...altercations" — he proceeds — " Surely like as many substances in nature which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms : so it is the property of good and sound knowledge to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and (as I may term them) vermiculate... | |
 | 1821 - 404 pages
...the strictness of positions. " Surely, like as many substances in nature, which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiciilate... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pages
...the strictness of positions. " Surely, like as many substances in nature, which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...necessity doth induce oppositions, and so questions and altercations. Surely, like as many substances in nature which are solid, do putrefy and corrupt into...knowledge, to putrefy and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate questions, which have indeed a kind... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...questions and altercations. Surely, like as many substances in nature, which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...questions and altercations. Surely, like as many substances in nature, which are solid, do putrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...considerable portion of it. ' Surely, like as many substances in nature, which are solid, do pntrify and corrupt into worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge, to putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiculate... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...words ot Bacon. Surely like as mnny substances in nature which are solid, and do putriiy 3 . corrupt worms ; so it is the property of good and sound knowledge to puirilY, and dissolve into a number ol" subtle, unwholesome, and (as 1 may term tkro) vcrmiculate questions... | |
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