 ... 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
 | David Bristow Baker - 1831 - 244 pages
...creep in; and when a man passeth on farther, and beholds the dependency, continuation, and confederacy of causes, and the works of Providence; then, according...highest link of nature's chain, must needs be tied to Jupiter's chair."" * As for the supposed religious tendency of the affecting scenes, which the profession... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - 1833 - 236 pages
...induce some oblivion of the highest cause : but when a man passeth on further, and seeth the dependance of causes and the works of providence ; then, according...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Natural history leads us to the contemplation of the wisdom and goodness of the Almighty : and Causation... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - 1833 - 522 pages
...for, 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...oblivion of the highest cause : but when a man passeth on further, and seeth the dependance of causes and the works of providence ; then, according to the allegory... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 380 pages
...for 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...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Upon this subject Lord Bacon's sentiments seemed to have been formed at an early period of his life,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on further, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair.'' And to the same effect, David Hume in his general corollary at the conclusion of his Essays, says,... | |
 | Edward William Clarke - 1835 - 288 pages
...for 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...induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence, then, according... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1836 - 488 pages
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 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 400 pages
...entrance of philosophy, when the second causes which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves unto the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Such, then, is the nature of knowledge, or the understanding the properties of creatures, and the names... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...entrance of philosophy, when the second causes which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves unto the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may...poets, he will easily believe that the highest link 23 of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Such, then, is the nature... | |
 | 1838 - 536 pages
...entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next vnto the senses, do offer themselves unto the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may...easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain mnst needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. Let us for a moment consider the objections by politicians.... | |
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