 ... 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
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 654 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...dependence of causes, and the works of Providence, then, accordmg to the allegory of the poets, he will easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain... | |
 | George Sandby - 1848 - 394 pages
...that " 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 ;" whether this be correct, I know not ; but it is a common remark, that they, who by the habitual... | |
 | John Harris - 1849 - 526 pages
...that, 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 dependence of causes, and the works of Providence ; then, according to the allegory... | |
 | 1916 - 688 pages
...to their hairs. Op. Bacon, 'Adv. of Learning,' l". i. 3 : " According to the allegory of the poets, the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." 1. 38. U'hat Lawes, Armes and Pride. — Query " What Lawles Armes," &c., or " What Lawes and Armes,"... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...for in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do oner themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell and stay...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." §3. THE COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL. This tract was published by Lord Bacon in 1597,1 and has been repeatedly... | |
 | Adam Sedgwick - 1850 - 786 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." Farther on he writes as follows : " Another error is the impatience of doubt, and haste to ascertain... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 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...that the highest link of nature's chain must needs ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man,... | |
 | Adam Sedgwick - 1850 - 786 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...some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passcth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence ; then, according... | |
 | 1916 - 590 pages
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 | James McCosh - 1851 - 528 pages
...but when a man pass* Taylor's Nat. Hist of Enthusiasm. f See Letters between Leibnitz and Clarke. eth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes and...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair."* There are some judicious remarks on this subject in Tucker's Light of Nature. t " Therefore, let not... | |
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