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" THE parts of human learning have reference to the three parts of man's Understanding, which is the seat of learning : History to his Memory, Poesy to his Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason. "
Bacon: The Advancement of Learning - Page 59
by Francis Bacon - 1876 - 376 pages
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd. The parts of human learning have reference to the...the revelation of oracle and sense be diverse : so ae theology consisteth also of the history of the church; of parables, which is divine poesy ; and...
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Southern Presbyterian Review, Volume 11

1859 - 712 pages
...EARLY PRESBYTERIAN IMMIGRATION INTO SOUTH CAROLINA.* " The parts of human learning," says Lord Bacon, " have reference to the three parts of man's understanding,...to his imagination, and Philosophy to his reason." Our own individual history is invested with the deepest interest to each of us ; and to retrace the...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 pages
...distribution of knowledge, which he divides into til rce parts. "The parts of human learning,'1 snys he, " have reference to the three parts of man's understanding,...seat of learning: History to his Memory, Poesy to Uis Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason." He gives also a full genealogical table of knowledge,...
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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, with Prefaces and Notes ..., Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1861 - 860 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd. IT ' The parts of human learning have reference to the three parts of Man's Understanding, wliich is the scat of learning : History to his Memory, Poesy to his Imagination, and Philosophy to...
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Modern Philosophy; O,r A Treatise of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy from ...

Frederick Denison Maurice - 1862 - 708 pages
...Knowledge" which is found in the second part of it. We must remind the reader that, according to Bacon, " The parts of human learning have reference to the...to his imagination, and Philosophy to his reason." Considering that we are at the beginning of a period Aisumptions in which the questions, what is the...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...distribution of knowledge, which he divides into three parts. "The parts of human learning," says he, " have reference to the three parts of man's understanding,...to his Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason." He gives also a full genealogical table of knowledge, agreeably to this distribution. This is a work...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - 1864 - 464 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd. ^[ l The parts of human learning have reference to the...of man is the same, though the revelation of oracle 1 De Aug. ii. 1. The substance of the following pnragraph will be found considerably expanded in the...
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Philocalia, elementary essays on natural, poetic and picturesque ..., Volume 2

William Purton - 1865 - 176 pages
...juxtaposition. Bacon's premises, as given at the outset, appear to me neither logical nor sound. As thus : " Tho parts of human learning have reference to the three...to his imagination, and Philosophy to his reason." It appears to me that history has necessarily less to do with the memory than either poetry or philosophy....
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...distribution of know.edge, which he divides into three parts. "The parts of human learning," says he, " have reference to the three parts of man's understanding,...to his Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason." He gives also a full genealogical table of knowledge, agreeably to this distribution. This is a work...
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Advancement of Learning

Francis Bacon - 1869 - 446 pages
...demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd; 1. i. HPHE parts of human learning have reference to the three...memory, poesy to his imagination, and philosophy to his reasonDivine learning receiveth the same distribution; for the ' spirit of man is the same, though...
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