 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 pages
...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...distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...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...again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences,6 let him study the schoolmen, for they are 'cymini sectores;'7 if he be not apt to beat... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...Heroid. xvi. 83. tinguifh or find difference, let \\\mjiudy the Schoolmen, for they are Cymini fettoret.* If he be not apt to beat over Matters, and to call up one Thing to prove and illuftrate another, let \\\mjiudy the Lawyer's Cafes ; fo every Defect of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...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...or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores, [splitters of hairs.] If he be not apt to beat over matters 8, and to... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1858 - 478 pages
...and by a proper use of them, he may contribute greatly to this end. " If a man's wits," says Bacon, " be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for...or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are ' cymini sectoret ;' if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1858 - 468 pages
...and by a proper use of them, he may contribute greatly to this end. " If a man's wits," says Bacon, "be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for...or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are icymini seotores;' if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...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;...called away never so little, he must begin again ; if hia wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are 'Cymini... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...riding for the head ; and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematicks ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never...again ; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find difference, let him study the schoolmen, for they are hair-splitters ; if he be not apt to beat over... | |
 | 1859 - 802 pages
...for in demonstrations, if the mind be called away ever so little, he must begin again. If the mind be not apt to distinguish, or find differences, let him study the logicians, for they are "Cyminc sectores ;" able to divide " A hair twixt south and south-west side."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics...again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find 1 quot deglutire cursimque legere oportet. 3 eorumque compendin tantum desumere. tpenitue insipidi.... | |
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... 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 never so little, he must begin again:... 
