... 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, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again:... The Edinburgh Review - Page 4511836Full view - About this book
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are cymini sectores. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...let him study the mathematics ; for, in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they are " Cymini sectores ;" if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the school-men ; for they are " Cutters of cammin, ie splitters of hairs, or over-nice... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the school-men ; for they are " Cutters of cammin, ze splitters of hairs, or over-nice... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find di fTerences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they are cymini sectores : if he be not apt to beat... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are "Cymini sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
| Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen : for they are Cymini sectores : if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...wandering, let him stndy the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him stndy the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores ; if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen : for they are Cymini sectores : if he be not apt to beat over matters,... | |
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