 Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning man excelleth man in that wherein man excelleth beasts ; that by learning man ascendeth to the heavens and their -motions, where in body he cannot come, and the like ; let us conclude with the dignity...  The North American Review - Page 571843Full view - About this book
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1850 - 368 pages
...crowds, or fixing our hopes on such rewards M human power can bestow." — llambler, No. 1 IK. • * " Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments that by learning...wherein man excelleth beasts; that by learning man asccmlcth to the heavens, and their motions, where in body he cannot come, and thu like ; let us conclude... | |
 | 1850 - 824 pages
...late, Which hopeless valour plucks from Fate, That makes her hatred nought. IMMORTALITY OF LEARMXG. " Let us conclude with the dignity and excellency of knowledge and learning in that whereuuto man's nature doth most aspire, which is immortality or continuance : for to this tendcth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1851 - 376 pages
...defcry and behold the errors, perturbations, labours, and wanderings up and down of other men. Laftly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning man excelleth man in that wherein man excelleth beafts ; that by Learning man afcendeth to the heavens and their motions, where in body he cannot come,... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...weapon, which he reckoned he should defend and preserve his life by. [BelFs Scholarships, 1851.] 208. LASTLY, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning...that by learning man ascendeth to the heavens and then- motions, where in body he cannot come, and the like ; let us conclude with the dignity and excellency... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 512 pages
...Bacon, in the language of the gods, if I may use an Homeric phrase,'has expressed a similar thought:— Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning...ascendeth to the heavens and their motions, where in T»dy he can not come, and the like; let us conclude with the dignity and excellency of knowledge and... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 494 pages
...in the language of the gods, if I may use an Homeric phrase, has expressed a similar thought : — Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning...wherein man excelleth beasts ; that by learning man aseendeth to the heavens and their motions, where in body he can not come, and the like ; let us conclude... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1854 - 502 pages
...in the language of the gods, if I may use an Homeric phrase, has expressed a similar thought : — Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning...to the heavens and their motions, where in body he can not come, and the like ; let us conclude with the dignity and excellency of knowledge and learning... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1854 - 504 pages
...in the language of the gods, if I may use an Homeric phrase, has expressed a similar thought : — Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments, that by learning...wherein man excelleth beasts ; that by learning man ascendcth to the heavens and their motions, where in body he can not come, and the like ; let us conclude... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...four particulars, he conducts the argument, on human grounds alone, to the verge of immortality. " nd their strength far greater than otherwise it would be, " We have dispensatories ^hereunto man's nature doth most aspire, which is immortality or continuance : for to this tendeth... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 pages
...of crowds, or fixing our hopes on. such rewards as human power can bestow." — Rambler, No. 118. 1 "Lastly, leaving the vulgar arguments that by learning...ascendeth to the heavens, and their motions, where in body lie can not what consequence is it to you to be talked of by those who are born after you, and not... | |
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