 ... in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause; but when a man passeth on...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 36by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
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