 ... 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
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 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... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 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... | |
 | James McCosh - 1851 - 526 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 pass * Taylor's Nat. Hist, of Enthusiasm. I See Letters between Leibnitz and Clarke. eth on farther,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1851 - 376 pages
...oblivion of the higheft caufe ; but when a man pafleth on farther, and feeth the dependence of caufes, and the works of Providence ; then, according to the Allegory of • the Poets, he will eafily believe that the higheft Link of Nature's Chain muft needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1852 - 478 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. LORD BACON. — .Ma. of Learning. THESE things are not strange, they are familiar, and that makes them... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 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...chain must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair.4 To conclude therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation... | |
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