...discoverable in this very simplicity. It is the systems and theories of men which arc complex and intricate, " admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit," as says Lord Bacon ; it is the fine-spun web of human speculation, which entangles truth in its meshes...

...cells of monasteries and colleges, and who knowing little history either of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of * We owe this and the most authentic anecdotes respecting his early years to Rawley. " (He autem tanta...

...work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creature* of God, worketh according to the stujf, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself,...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. 4. Unprofitable curiosity is of two sorts 171 1. Fruitless speculation. 2. Erroneous modes of investigation....

...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 ; but if it work...as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, bringing * " To him there is nothing worth pursuit but that which he can handle, — which he can measure...

...Bacon, " if it work upon nature, which 4s the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according .to the stuff, and is limited thereby — but if it work upon itself, then it is endless, and by all its labours bringeth forth nothing of substance or profit." And, least...

...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...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." SECTION II. THE COMMON VIEW OF GEOMETRY. GEOMETERS have always felt embarrassed by their definitions...

...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...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. This same unprofitable subtility or curiosity is of two sorts : either in the subject itself that they...

...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...it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of framing, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. 4. Unprofitable...

...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...as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless." I think it clear that every thing which can come within the reach of geometry, must have extension...

...cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history cither of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." * He paid due homage to the gigantic intellect of the Dictator; but he ridiculed the unfruitfulness...