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" Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for 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... "
Mental Discipline: With Reference to the Acquisition and Communication of ... - Page 259
by Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1847 - 320 pages
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Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...manners'] ; nay, there is no stond1 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in...
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Beginning Life: Chapters for Young Men on Religion, Study, and Business

John Tulloch - 1866 - 308 pages
...studio, in mores' Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So. if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for,...
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Lord Bacon's Essays: With a Sketch of His Life and Character, Reviews of His ...

Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...in mores ;" nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like : so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...mores" — nay, there is no stond* or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought* out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in...
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Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil

Francis Bacon - 1868 - 472 pages
...studio, in Mores. Nay there is no Stond or Impediment in the Wit, but may be wrought out by Fit Studies: Like as Diseases of the Body, may have Appropriate Exercises. Bowling is good for the Stone and Reines ; Shooting for the Lungs and Breast ; Gentle Walking for the Stomacke ; Riding for the Head...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercisesbowling is good for the stone and reins,6 shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in...
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Typical Selections from the Best English Authors: With Introductory Notices

English authors - 1869 - 458 pages
...in mores ; nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in...
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Class-book of Science and Literature

Class-book - 1869 - 344 pages
...manners ; ' nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in...
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Smaller specimens of English literature, with notes. Ed. by W. Smith

sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...in mores;" nay, there is no stond9 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...exercises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, 10 shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head and the like...
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A Hand-book of English Literature Intended for the Use of High Schools, as ...

Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...mores"* — nay, there is no stond8 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought7 out by fit studies, like as diseases of the body may have appropriate...is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the longs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like ; so, if a man's...
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