I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. Works - Page 273by Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
| 1762 - 414 pages
...magnify the Legend ; a book fure of little credit with him; when he thus begins one of his eflays : ' I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than, that this nniverfal frame is without a mind.' " The faireft and moft correft edition of this book in Latin, is... | |
| 1792 - 548 pages
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern Philofophen flhcrs* declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is Without a mind j" he has cxprcflcd the fame feeling which in all ages and nations... | |
| 1869
...nothing of his purpose — presents a striking contrast to that of the great masters of philosophy. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...than that this universal frame is without a mind."* So said the author of the " Novum Organum." And the author of the " Principia" adds, that it "belongs... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 pages
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables " in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...atque is habitus animorum fuit, ut pessimum facinus auderent pauci, plures vellent, omnes paterentur:" but let such military persons be assured, and well...state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 pages
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greatest of modern philosophers declares, that "he would rather " believe all the fables in the Legend, and...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without " mind ;"f he has expressed the same feeling, which, in all ages and nations, has led good men, unaccustomed... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...omnes paterentur :" but let such military persons be assured and well reputed of, rather than facetious and popular ; holding also good correspondence with...state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...atrocious actions, more wished to be concerned in them, and all tamely permitted them to be done." But let such military persons be assured, and well...state ; or else the remedy is worse than the disease. . JL HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...atrocious actions, more wished to be concerned in them, and all tamely permitted them to be done." But let such military persons be assured, and -well...state ; or else the remedy is worse than the disease. ( 00 ) - <S)f ftttirism. 1 HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, aiid the Talmud, and the... | |
| James Sloan, Theodore Lyman - 1818 - 406 pages
...reason when they lead to infidelity. The greatest of modern philosophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables "in the Legend, and...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is " without mind."* We may discover the gay climate of the south, in the religion of the Italian. Like the beautiful... | |
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