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" The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes, and secret motions of things'; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible. "
Thoughts, philosophical and medical, selected from the works of Francis ... - Page 28
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1870
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Miscellaneous writings in philosophy, morality ...

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 292 pages
...the study of the worts and creatures of God ;" and in effecting the object of this new society, which is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of...the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the accomplishment of all things possible, be gives a finished exampkofthelucidusordo. Having set forth...
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The Christian Remembrancer, Volume 6

1843 - 750 pages
...both its credenda and its agenda ; its researches are both lucifera and fructifera ; its end is both " the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things,...human empire to the effecting of all things possible." * The latter of these was a continual subject of high and bright anticipation to Lord Bacon ; and,...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...functions whereto our " fellows are assigned. And, fourthly, the ordinances " and rites which we observe. " THE end of our foundation is the knowledge of " causes, and secret motions of things ; and the en" larging of the bounds of human empire, to the " effecting of all things possible. " THE preparations...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...fourthly, the ordinances and rites " which we observe. i; " THE end of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things; " and the...empire, '' to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. " We have large and deep caves of several depths : "...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 16

Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...knowledge, " Such," he says, " is a relation of the true state of Solomon's house, the end of which foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the find a difference in things buried in earth, or in air below the earth ; and things buried in water....
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Glasgow Mechanics' Magazine, and Annals of Philosophy, Volume 3

1825 - 590 pages
...restitution of man to the sovereignty of nature;" (of the interpretation of nature;) "The enlarging the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible/' — (New Atlantis.) From the enlargement of reason he did not separate the growth of virtue, for he...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...fourthly, the ordinances and rites " which we observe. " THE end of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things ; " and the...empire, " to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. " We have large and deep caves of several depths : "...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...knowledge, " Such," he says, " is a relation of the true state of Solomon's house, the end of which foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the find a difference in things buried in earth, or in air below the earth ; and things buried in water....
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...functions whereto our fellows are assigned. And, fourthly, the ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes,...human empire, to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. We have large and deep caves of several depths : the...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end o" our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and seer-' hurtful, to discontinue it by little and little; but so, as if thou do th» effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments are these. We have large...
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