| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 Seiten
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby: but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1826 - 536 Seiten
...which we account ancient (n) See note B. at the end, p. [iv.] ' (o) The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which ' is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according ' to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, ' as the spider worketh his web, ihcn it... | |
| Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...has admirably stated this absurdity in metaphysical studiesr " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; if it work upon itself, as the spider * See A.Chalmers's Biograph.... | |
| Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 Seiten
...has admirably stated this absurdity in metaphysical studies: " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; if it work upon itself, as the spider * See A. Chalmers's Bios;raph.... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1826 - 548 Seiten
...which we account ancient (n) See note B. at the end, p. [iv.J ' (o) The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which ' is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according ' to the stuff, and is limited thereby ; but if it work upon itself, ' as the spider worketh his web, ihen it... | |
| 1821 - 408 Seiten
...agitation of wit, spin out laborious webs of learning. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon the matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 550 Seiten
...(Hunter, 1821), ascribed to a clergyman of the Irish church. •)• " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it... | |
| William Russell - 1829 - 582 Seiten
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man % if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby: but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 554 Seiten
...(Hunter, 182:1), ascribed to a clergyman of the Irish church. t " The wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby: but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is... | |
| 1829 - 596 Seiten
...laborious webs of learning, which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it... | |
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