 But as young men, when they knit and shape perfectly, do seldom grow to a further stature ; so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth : but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be further polished...  American Annals of Education - Page 2111829Full view - About this book
 | Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1816 - 340 pages
...in " aphorisms and observations, may grow and shoot " up ; yet once inplosed and comprehended in " methods, it may, perchance, be farther polished "...but it increaseth no more in bulk and " substance. And another error of the same nature "is, an impatience of doubt, and an unadvised haste " to assertion,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...stature: so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance. Another error which doth succeed that which we last mentioned, is, that after the distribution of particutar... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1843 - 706 pages
...stature ; so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but, when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance." — Advancement of Learning, p. 55. . Misled by the example of the geometer, Descartes selected what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 642 pages
...stature : so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance. Another error which doth succeed that which we last mentioned, is, that after the distribution of partitular... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...stature, so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance, (a) Instead of explaining our different powers, our Senses, Our our Imagination, our Reason, there... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...stature ; so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance. Another error which doth succeed that which we last mentioned, is, that after the distribution of particular... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...observations, it is in growth ; but when it owe is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be further polished and illustrated, and accommodated for use...and practice ; but it increaseth no more in bulk and tubstance. (d) (c) See note (C ) at the end. (d) See note (D) at the end. c 5. The abandoning universality... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...stature : so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be...; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance. Another error which doth succeed that which we last mentioned, is, that after the distribution of particular... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - Law - 1826 - 554 pages
...growth ; but when it once is comprehended in " exact methods, it may perchance be further po'' lished and illustrated, and accommodated for use " and practice...but it increaseth no more in bulk " and substance."* Again : " And as for the overmuch credit that " hath been given unto authors in sciences, in making... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 584 pages
...growth ; but when it once is comprehended in " exact methods, it may perchance be further po1 ' lished and illustrated, and accommodated for use " and practice...but it increaseth no more in bulk " and substance."* Again : " And as for the overmuch credit that " hath been given unto authors in sciences, in making... | |
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