 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 strani
...schoolmen; who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, (but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...little history, either of nature or time, did out oVno great quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs... | |
 | 1860 - 514 strani
...schoolmen, whohaving sharp and strong wits.and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, (but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite agita. tion of wits, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 860 strani
...schoolmen ; who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading ; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors...quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1863 - 264 strani
...examples, as upon particular confutations and solutions of every scruple, cavillation, and objecauthors (chiefly Aristotle their dictator) as their persons...quantity of matter and infinite agitation of wit spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. 3 For the wit and mind... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 464 strani
...schoolmen ; who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading ; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors...quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 strani
...man happens to difier, he is presently reprehended as a disturber and innovator." And still further: "Their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin cobwebs of learning, admirable... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 312 strani
...happens to differ, he is presently reprehended as a disturber and innovator." And still further : " Their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin cobwebs of learning, admirable... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 strani
...schoolmen ; who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...did out of no great quantity of matter and infinite 21 agitation of wit spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1869 - 446 strani
...schoolmen: who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors...quantity of matter and infinite agitation of wit spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind... | |
 | John Gibson Cazenove - 1869 - 216 strani
...comments on the comments. The criticism of Lord Bacon has but too much truth in it, that these men, " knowing little history, " either of nature or time, did, out of no great quan" tity of matter and infinite agitation of wit, spin out " laborious cobwebs of learning, admirable... | |
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This kind of degenerate learning did chiefly reign amongst the schoolmen; who — having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors, (chiefly Aristotle their... 
