 For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein the beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 142by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Jules David Law - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1993 - 282 pages
...beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced" (153). Bacon's critique is considerably different from Locke's, however, because the Renaissance tropes... | |
 | B. H. G. Wormald - History - 1993 - 436 pages
...beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced. '" Even if logicians could be converted to recognizing this, their logic would be incapable of changing... | |
 | Louis K. Dupré - Philosophy - 1993 - 318 pages
...original. Therefore Bacon cautions against distorted reflections in a mind that "is rather an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced." The source of truth for Bacon continues to lie outside the mind, although the emphasis placed on the... | |
 | Catherine Drinker Bowen - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 294 pages
...beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence. Nay rather, it is like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced." And elsewhere, urging men not to fear passion in their intellectuality: "Icarus, being in the pride... | |
 | B. H. G. Wormald - History - 1993 - 436 pages
...beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced.'11 Even if logicians could be converted to recognizing this, their logic would be incapable... | |
 | William A. Covino - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1994 - 208 pages
...beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced. (Advancement 2.14.9; 132) As DP Walker concludes, "Bacon still believed in the traditional doctrine... | |
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