 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 pages
...school-men, who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading ; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors...shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pages
...schoolmen, who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading (but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...up in the cells of monasteries and colleges), and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...sharp and strong wits, and ahundance uf leisure, and small variety of reading (hut their wits heing shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle...up in the cells of monasteries and colleges), and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, (but their * You possess no sanctity. wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...up in the cells of monasteries and colleges,) and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and estate.'1 small variety of reading, their wits heing shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle...up in the cells of monasteries and colleges ; and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | 1849 - 858 pages
...schoolmen who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...up in the cells of monasteries and colleges — and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of the great quantity of matter and infinite... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...sort of knowledge, he found himself " amidst men of sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, e wrongs were unpardonable. " You shall read," saith...to forgive our friends." But yet the spirit of Job knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...schoolmen, who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 pages
...Chancellor, but he never would have written his " Essay," or the " Novum Organum." He must be considered as expressing his opinion of the Cambridge residents...a few authors, chiefly Aristotle, their dictator, ns their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...in the cells of a few * 1 Tim. vi. 20. . whether in the Subject, or in the Method of handling it. 27 authors (chiefly Aristotle their 'dictator) as their...shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did out of no great quantity of matter and infinite... | |
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This kind of degenerate learning did chiefly reign amongst the schoolmen, who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading ; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle their dictator,... 
