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" ... 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 36
by George Lillie Craik - 1846
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Metaphysical Inquiry Into Method, Objects, and Result of Ancient and Modern ...

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...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition:

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 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,...
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Selections from the works of Taylor, Hooker, Barrow [and others] by B. Montagu

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,...
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The church-yard stile, 12 sermons

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...
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Essays and Selections

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...
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Essays and Selections

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...
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The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence, Volume 15

1838 - 534 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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The Church Magazine, Volumes 6-7

1844 - 582 pages
...when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves unto THEOLOGICAL SCIENCE. the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." The war which has long been waged between men professing natural and theological science, may indeed...
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Selections from the Works of Taylor, Latimer, Hall, Milton, Barrow, South ...

Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 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 dependence of causes and the works of Providence : then, according to the allegory...
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Essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, and the two books Of the proficience ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...fur 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 passet h on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and the works of Providence; then, according...
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