 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 endless, and brings...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Pàgina 49per George Lillie Craik - 1846Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Richard A. Lanham - 2006 - 327 pàgines
...whose existence I continue to believe. Crestwood Hills, Los Angeles, 2005 CHAPTER ONE (STUFF AND FLUFF) 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... | |
 | Graham Arthur Cole - 2007 - 312 pàgines
...Continuum, 2003), 1-2, emphasis mine. 9. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), The Advancement of Learning, book 1:5: "For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter,...God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it worl [sic] upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings... | |
 | Rhodri Lewis - 2007 - 24 pàgines
...speculations. In a telling passage, Bacon reflected that the wit and niinde of man, if it worke vpon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God worketh according to the stuffe, and is limited thereby; but if it worke vpon it selfe, as the Spider worketh his webbe, then... | |
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