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" For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings... "
The Retrospective Review - Page 290
1821
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. This same unprofitable subtilty or curiosity is of...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 4

1821 - 404 pages
...putrify and dissolve into a number of subtle, idle, unwholesome, and, as I may term them, vermiciilate questions; when, as amongst the schoolmen, men out...but of little substance or profit. So that the fable and fiction of Scylla seemeth to be a lively image of this kind of .philosophy or knowledge, which...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 4

Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...agitation of wit, spin out laborious ^yebs of learning. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon thte matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...but of little substance or profit. So that the fable and fiction of Scylla seemeth to be a lively image of this kind of philosophy or knowledge, which was...
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Lectures chiefly on the dramatic literature of the age of Elizabeth

William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." And a little further on, he adds — " Notwithstanding,...
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Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth: Delivered at ...

William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." And a little further on, he adds — " Notwithstanding,...
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Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth: Delivered at ...

William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, wprketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby : but...endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admitable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." And a little further...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 3

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby...as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, bringing forth, indeed, cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of their texture, but of no...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 3

1821 - 400 pages
...if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby...as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, bringing forth, indeed, cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of their texture, but of no...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 3

Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby...as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, bringing forth, indeed, cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of their texture, but of no...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. This same unprofitable subtilty or curiosity is of...
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