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" Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach;... "
Lord Bacon's Essays, Or Counsels Moral and Civil: Translated from the Latin ... - Page 318
by Francis Bacon - 1720 - 448 pages
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Impediment in the Wit, but may be wrought out by fit Stitd'ns: Like as Difcafcs of the Body may have appropriate Exercifes. Bowling is good for the Stone and Reins, Shooting for the Lungs and Breft, Gentle Walking for the Stomack, Riding for the Head, and the like. So if a mans Wit be wandring,...
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Athenian Sport: Or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, to Amuse and ...

John Dunton - 1707 - 584 pages
...Athenian Sports ? But Recreations are various. ---- BOW" LING is good for the Stone and Reins: SHOOT* ING for the Lungs and Breaft: Gentle WALKING for the Stomach: RIDING for the Head: and Reading of Merry Paradoxes is a Sport fit to ArAufe лпа Divert the Mina- ]?or that the Mind has...
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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St ...

Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pages
...Body have their appropriated Ex"'" die*. y ercifes. Thus Bowling is good for the Stone and Kidneys ; Shooting for the Lungs and Breaft •, gentle Walking for the Stomach ; Riding for the Head, &5V. So, if a Man's Wit be wandering, let him ftudy Mathematicks i if not apt to diftinguifh, let him...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have appropriate regimeii ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering,...
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Auntient lere, a selection of aphoristical and preceptive passages from the ...

Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering,...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wits be wandering,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head, and the like ; so if a man's wits be...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if ( a man's wit...
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Sylva sylvarum (century IX-X) Physiological remains. Medical remains ...

Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have ap? propriate exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be...
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