 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.  The Works - Page 329by Francis Bacon - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requirelh some sense to make a wish not absurd. The parts of human learning have reference to the...Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason. Divine learning rcceiveth the same distribution ; for the spirit of man is the same, though the revelation of oracle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd. •* the history of the church; of parables, which is divine poesy ; and of holy doctrine or precept : for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd. sitions or grants placed first for their proof and...according to their ends whereto they are directed. That consistcth also of history of the church j of parables, which is divine poesy, and of holy doctrine... | |
 | William Taylor - 1850 - 320 pages
...William Jones had more talent than either ; but fell short of Burke in genius, as of Fox in intellect. The parts of human learning have reference to the...to his imagination, and philosophy to his reason. Bacon. GENTILE. PAGAN. 195 The pagans are all gentiles, but the gentiles are not all pagans. He who... | |
 | Henry Bristow Wilson - 1851 - 336 pages
...effetto del toccamento de' corpi." Vico, Antichizzima Sapienza degl' Italiani. cap. 70. § 1 . d " The parts of human learning have reference to the...Divine learning receiveth the same distribution." Advancement of Learning, Book II. But as poesy is " feigned history" and all its imagery drawn immediately... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1851 - 376 pages
...Knowledge to demand a queftion not impertinent, fo it requireth fome fenfe to make a wifh not abfurd. 1 HE Parts of human Learning have reference to the three parts of Man's Underftanding, which is the feat of Learning : Hiftory to his Memory, Poefy to his Imagination, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...oj j)ivme learning receiveth the same distribuAaturat .. » .-. & . .. n .-, Historv n ' spirit ot man is the same, though the revelation of oracle and...sense be diverse: so as theology consisteth also of the history of the church; of parables, which is divine poesy; and of holy doctrine or precept : for... | |
 | 1853 - 604 pages
...as stated, cursorily but profoundly, in the following sentences from the Advancement of Learning:— "The parts of human learning have reference to the...parts of man's understanding, which is the seat of learning—History to his Memory ; Poesy to his Imagination ; and Philosophy to his Reason. . . . .... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 pages
...distribution of knowledge, which he divides into three part;?. "The parts of human, learning,"' says he, "have reference to the three parts of man's understanding, which is the seat of learning: History lo his Memory, Poesy to his Imagination, and Philosophy to his Reason." He gives also a full genealogical... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - 528 pages
...stated, cursorily but profoundly, in the following sentences from the Advancement of Learning : — " The parts of human learning have reference to the...to his Imagination ; and Philosophy to his Reason Poesy is a part of learning, in measure of words for the most part restrained, but in all other points... | |
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