For th" other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; Where entity and quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly; Where Truth in person does appear, Like words congealed in northern air. English Etymology - Seite 15von George William Lemon - 1783 - 693 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 Seiten
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes miftook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abftracts ; Where entity and quiddity", 145 The ghofts of defunct bodies, fly; Where Truth in perfon does appear, Like words congeal'd... | |
| George William Lemon - 1783 - 714 Seiten
...or being of any thing; alfo a quick, or ' fubiil jueflion; — Butler couldnot poffibly omit talcing notice of this word; and therefore has ranked itamon£...his hero, that He could reduce all things to acts, s And knew their natures by abftracts; • Where entity and quidity, And ghofts of defunct bodies fly.... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 722 Seiten
...which he could not tell, 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; "Where Entity and Quiddity, 145 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly; "Where truth in person... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1811 - 510 Seiten
...• . But eftentiines mistook Iheone . . • For th' other, as great clerks have done. • •• . He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ( •. "• •-. Where entity and quiddity, . • . The ghosts of defunct bodies fly i •... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 Seiten
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; Where entity and quiddity, 1$5 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; , Where Truth in person... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 Seiten
...eminent Danish mathematician. But oftentimes mistook the one For the' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
| Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 Seiten
...mathematician. Canto 1. HUDiBHis. 19 But oftentimes mistook the one For the" other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...was which he could not tell, But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. head upon t !/ abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 814 Seiten
...Milton. л-t Cromwell's ghoêt smile with contempt to see OU England struggling under slavery. Maxell. He could reduce all things to acts. And knew their natures by abstracts. Where entity and quiddity. The ghoiU of defunct bodies fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 Seiten
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures -by abstracts ; Whore entity and quiddity, 145 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person... | |
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