 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 lapas
...cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history cither of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." * He paid due homage to the gigantic intellect of the Dictator; but he ridiculed the unfruitfulness... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 lapas
...cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history either of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit."* He paid due homage to the gigantic intellect of the Dictator; but he ridiculed the unfruitfulness of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 lapas
...agitation of wit spin out uuto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books.» For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. 5. This same unprofitable subtilty or curiosity is of two sorts ; either in the subject itself that... | |
 | 1852 - 718 lapas
...imagine they explained the phenomena) as falling under the rebuke of Lord Bacon, when he says : " The art and mind of man if it work upon matter which is the...of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." (Advancement of Learning, p. 41.) It is no part of our design to enter into a disquisition as to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 lapas
...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which...thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider 170 ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. 171 worketh his web, then it is endless and brings forth ] indeed cobwebs... | |
 | William Sharp - 1853 - 286 lapas
...dreams ; such labours but the weavmg of a fanciful garment wherewith to cover our ignorance. " For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which...worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of the thread, and work, but of no substance or profit."*... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 lapas
...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For I J K workcth according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, as the spider... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 lapas
...and mind of man, if it wort upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worked! according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but...if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his wet., then it is end. less and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for L. cf .l,r«n.!... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 384 lapas
...agitation of wit, spin out into those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which...forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the thread and work, but of no substance and profit."Advancement of Learning,, vol. ii. p. 428. Yet,... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 376 lapas
...agitation of wit, spin out into those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures yof God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the... | |
| |
For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth... 
