 The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.  The works of Francis Bacon - Page 97by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...end of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things; " and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, '' to the effecting...great " hills and mountains : so that if you reckon toge" ther the depth of the hill, and the depth of the " cave, they are, some of them, above three... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...dissections and trials, that thereby we may take light what may be wrought upon the body of man. enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible." («) In these glorious inventions of one rich mind, may be traced much of what has been effected in... | |
 | 1873 - 438 pages
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 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...of our foundation is the know" ledge of causes, and secret motions of things ; " and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, " to the effecting...great " hills and mountains : so that if you reckon toge" ther the depth of the hill, and the depth of the " cave, they are, some of them, above three... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...he will see the benefit which would result from the university containing these valuable relics. (a) We have large and deep caves of several depths : the...great hills and mountains ; so that if you reckon together the depth of the hill and the depth of the cave, they are (some of them) above three miles... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of...great hills and mountains : so that if you reckon together the depth of the hill and the depth of the cave, they are, some of them, above three miles... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...knowledge of causes, and seer-' motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to th» effecting of all things possible. " The preparations...great hills and mountains : so that if you reckon together the depth of the hill and the depth of the cave, they are, some of them, above three miles... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 590 pages
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 | 1843 - 744 pages
...fnictifera ; its end is both " the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible."* The latter of these was a continual subject of high and bright anticipation to Lord Bacon ; and, throughout... | |
 | Thomas More (st.) - 1845 - 358 pages
...philosophy. Lord Bacon evidently experienced the influence of his own favourite pursuit, in erecting larging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting...several depths : the deepest are sunk six hundred fathoms, and some of them are digged and made under great hills and mountains; so that if you reckon... | |
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