 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...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 to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer's cases : so every defect of... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1827 - 414 pages
...begin again; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find " differences, let him study the schoolmen ; if he be not apt to "beat over matters, and to call...prove and " illustrate another, let him study the lawyer's cases: so every "defect of the mind may have a special receipt. "t In the First volume of... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...begin again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. LESSON VII. Life of a Looking Glass. — JANE TAYLOR. It being very much the custom, as I am informed,... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...begin again : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen : if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call...to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer*' cases : so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. HAIL. To " rain hail," may... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...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...another, let him study the lawyers' cases ; so every deiect of the mind may have a special receipt. OF FACTION. MANY have ail opinion not wise, that for... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...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 to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer's cases : so every defect of... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...Ireland, having a dirty bog in the top of them ; the rery ridge of them in high words having nothing of another, let him study the lawyers' cases ; so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. STUDY BY TIME. In studies whatsoever a man commandeth upon himself let him set hours for it ; but whatsoever... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1835 - 582 pages
...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...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt *." That the mathematics are pre-eminently calculated to train the mind, to induce habits of close... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1835 - 580 pages
...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...study the lawyers' cases : so every defect of the rnind may have a special receipt *." That the mathematics are pre-eminently calculated to train the... | |
 | Time - 1835 - 274 pages
...wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the school-men, for they are cumini sectores. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases ; so every defect of... | |
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... 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. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study... 
