| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Impediment in the Wit, but may be wrought out by fit Stitd'ns: Like as Difcafcs of the Body may have appropriate Exercifes. Bowling is good for the Stone and Reins, Shooting for the Lungs and Breft, Gentle Walking for the Stomack, Riding for the Head, and the like. So if a mans Wit be wandring,... | |
| John Dunton - English wit and humor - 1707 - 584 pages
...Athenian Sports ? But Recreations are various. ---- BOW" LING is good for the Stone and Reins: SHOOT* ING for the Lungs and Breaft: Gentle WALKING for the Stomach: RIDING for the Head: and Reading of Merry Paradoxes is a Sport fit to ArAufe лпа Divert the Mina- ]?or that the Mind has... | |
| Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - Philosophy - 1733 - 658 pages
...Body have their appropriated Ex"'" die*. y ercifes. Thus Bowling is good for the Stone and Kidneys ; Shooting for the Lungs and Breaft •, gentle Walking for the Stomach ; Riding for the Head, &5V. So, if a Man's Wit be wandering, let him ftudy Mathematicks i if not apt to diftinguifh, let him... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have appropriate regimeii ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering,... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering,... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wits be wandering,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head, and the like ; so if a man's wits be... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if ( a man's wit... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...but may be wrought out by fit Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking, for the stomach ; riding, for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have ap? propriate exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be... | |
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