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by Francis Bacon - 1858
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Outlines of Educational Doctrine

William Harold Payne - 1882 - 92 pages
...let him Study the Schoolemen ; For they are Cymini seclores. If he be not Apt to beat over Matters, and to call up one Thing, to Prove and Illustrate...Lawyers Cases. So every Defect of the Mind may have Speciall Keceit."-(0/ Studies.) History a Natural Science, ' Poetry, ^ .5 tC Natural Science, a " Mathematics,...
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Essays, moral, economical, and political

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1882 - 214 pages
...illustrate another, let him study the lawyers cases: so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. OF FACTION. MANY have an opinion not wise, that for...prince to govern his estate, or for a great person to goveru his proceedings, according to the respect to factions, is a principal part of policy; whereas,...
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The Granville series. Reading book. Standard 1-6

Granville series - 1882 - 330 pages
...disputations of the schoolmen ; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to beat and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers'...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. THE CHABM 0 THE SEASONS. 1. There's a charm in spring, When everything Is bursting from the ground,...
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Francis Bacon: (Lord Verulam.): A Critical Review of His Life and Character

Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 pages
...schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores; " J if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. OF PRAISE. Praise is the reflection of virtue, but it is as the glass, or body, which giveth the reflection...
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The Standard authors reader, arranged and annotated by the editor of 'Poetry ...

Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...him study the schoolmen, for they are ' splitters of hairs.' If he be not apt to beat over matters and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the Lawyer's cases ; so every defect of the mind have had special Receipt. FRANCIS BACON. OF NATURE IN...
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Essays: And Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1884 - 476 pages
...him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores." 2 If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another,...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. 1 "Studies become habits." 2 "Splitters of cummin-seeds;" or, as we now say, "splitters of straws,"...
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Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1884 - 468 pages
...him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores." 2 If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another,...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. 1 "Studies become habits." 2 "Splitters of cummin-seeds;" or, as we now say, "splitters of straws,"...
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Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1884 - 474 pages
...him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores." 2 If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another,...every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. 1 "Studies become habits." 2 "Splitters of cummin-seeds;" or, as we now say, "splitters of straws,"...
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Advanced Reader, Specially Prepared to Elicit Thought and to Facilitate ...

Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases. COMPOSITION. Write the sixth paragraph carefully. Insert, in brackets, synonymes or equivalents for...
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Essays for Discussion

Anita P. Forbes - 1931 - 498 pages
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