 For the wit and mind of 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 upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings...  Character of Lord Bacon: His Life and Work ... - Page 115by Thomas Martin - 1835 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 852 pages
...their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is 1 In the translation he mentions another vanity of style, though not of so bad a kind, as commonly... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 854 pages
...their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, * worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is 1 In the translation he mentions another vanity of style, though not of so bad , a kind, as commonly... | |
 | Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans) - 1857 - 856 pages
...their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is 1 In the translation he mentions another vanity of style, tnough not of so bad a kind, as commonly... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 pages
...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 no substance or profit." k He paid due homage to the gigantic intellect of the " Dictator ; " but he ridiculed the unfruitfulness... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1857 - 410 pages
...Learning, B. »'.), " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby;" or as it is written in our authorized version of the Scriptures (1 Tim. iv. 4), " Every creature of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 pages
...their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is 1 In the translation he mentions another vanity of style, though not of so bad a kind, as commonly... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...ili i •-, 170 The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endtess, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of Earning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1859 - 494 pages
...their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endiess, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work,... | |
 | John Scott - 1860 - 282 pages
...— NOVDM ORGANON. The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. — ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint... | |
 | John Scott - 1860 - 278 pages
...it.—NOVUM ORGANON. The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff,...fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.—ADVANCEMENT OP LEARNING. When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their... | |
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