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" ... although we think we govern our words, and prescribe it well loquendum ut vulgus sentiendum ut sapientes; yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgement. "
The Diversions of Purley - Page 16
by John Horne Tooke - 1860 - 739 pages
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...animihumani nativis et adventitiis. De .i nlogia demonstra tionuin. gun, sentiendum ut sapientes ; yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow,...upon the understanding' of the wisest, and mightily intangle and pervert the judgment ; so as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 642 pages
...we think we govern our words, and prescribe it well, Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes ; yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow,...upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily intangle and pervert the judgment ; so as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations,...
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A Sequel to the Diversions of Purley: Containing an Essay on English Verbs ...

John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...think we govern our words, and prescribe it well — loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes;— yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow,...the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgement." — Of the Advancement uf Learning. If words shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...think we govern our words, and prescribe it well, " Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes ;" yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow,...upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily intangle and pervert the judgment ; so as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations,...
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The Advancement of Society in Knowledge and Religion

James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Christianity - 1828 - 498 pages
...striking instance of the truth of his own excellent remark, that " although we think we govern our words, yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow,...wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment." His intention of retaining names and discarding things, is, for this reason, a principle more commendable...
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The Remains of Maynard Davis Richardson: With a Memoir of His Life

Maynard Davis Richardson, William Gilmore Simms - Ethics - 1833 - 304 pages
...vulgtis, sentienilutn ut sapien/rv;"' yet eertain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot baek upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. So it is almost neeessary in all eontroversies and disputations to imitate t lie wisdom of the mathematieians...
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The Canning and Goderich ministries. The Wellington ministry

Albany Fonblanque - Great Britain - 1837 - 364 pages
...CERTAIN it is," says Bacon, " that words, as a " Tartar's bow, do shoot back upon the under" standing of the wisest, and mightily entangle " and pervert the judgment : so as it is almost neces" sary in all controversies and disputations to imi" tate the wisdom of the mathematicians, in...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...think we govern our words, and prescribe it well, " Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes;" , consult too long, adventure too little, repent too...mediocrity of success. Certainly it is good to compound mathematics, in setting down in the very beginning the definitions of our words and terms, that others...
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Essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, and the two books Of the proficience ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...we think we govern our words and prescribe it well " Loquendum ut vulgus, sentiendum ut sapientes,"* yet certain it is that words, as a Tartar's bow, do...pervert the judgment; so as it is almost necessary, inall controversies and disputations, to imitate the wisdom of the mathematicians, in setting down...
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Epea pteroenta. Or, The diversions of Purley. To which is annexed Letter to ...

John Horne Tooke - 1840 - 806 pages
...we govern our words, and prescribe it well—loquendum ut vulgi/s, sentiendum ut sapient es;—yet certain it is, that words, as a Tartar's bow, do shoot...upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily en • tangle and pervert the judgment. So as it is almost necessary in all controversies and disputations...
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