 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and to call up one thing to prove and... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1858 - 478 pages
...use of them, he may contribute greatly to this end. " If a man's wits," says Bacon, " be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...let him study the schoolmen, for they are ' cymini sectoret ;' if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1858 - 468 pages
...use of them, he may contribute greatly to this end. " If a man's wits," says Bacon, "be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are icymini seotores;' if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...riding for the head ; and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematicks ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never...again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find difference, let him study the schoolmen, for they are hair-splitters ; if he be not apt to beat over... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations,...called away never so little, he must begin again ; if hia wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are 'Cymini... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...away never so little, he must begin again; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find difference, let him study the schoolmen, for they are Cymini sectores? If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases; so every defect... | |
 | 1859 - 802 pages
...for in demonstrations, if the mind be called away ever so little, he must begin again. If the mind be not apt to distinguish, or find differences, let him study the logicians, for they are "Cyminc sectores ;" able to divide " A hair twixt south and south-west side."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations,...again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find 1 quot deglutire cursimque legere oportet. 3 eorumque compendin tantum desumere. tpenitue insipidi.... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 pages
...gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations,...again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find difference, let him study the schoolmen, for they are hair-splitters ; if he be not apt to beat over... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...riding for the head ; and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematicks ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never...again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find difference, let him study the schoolmen, for they are hair-splitters ; if he be not apt to beat over... | |
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... shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again:... 
