 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 Seiten
...Aristotle their dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges,) and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infiniteagitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their... | |
 | Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley - 1842 - 642 Seiten
...disturber and innovator." And still farther. " 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 for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit."... | |
 | 1837 - 548 Seiten
...were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history either of nation or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter,...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 Seiten
...(chiefly Aristotle their dictator) as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time,...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 Seiten
...Aristotle their dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges), and knowing little history, either of nature or time,...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 Seiten
...Aristotle their dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges), and knowing little history, either of nature or time,...infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those lahorious wehs of learning which are extant in their hooks. For the wit and mind of man, if it work... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 Seiten
...Aristotle their dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges,) and knowing little history, either of nature or time,...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which... | |
 | 1847 - 518 Seiten
...dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries find colleges,) and knowing litlle history, either of nature or time, did, out of no...great quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wits, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit... | |
 | 1849 - 858 Seiten
...Aristotle their dictator, as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges — and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did, out of the great quantity of matter and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1850 - 214 Seiten
...the "Schoolmen," before his time, who, he says, " shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time,...agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, 'if it work upon matter, which... | |
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... 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 dictator) as their persons were... 
