| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...studies, like as diseases of the body may have appropriate regimeii ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking...stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics, for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away ever... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking...differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking...riding for the head, and the like. So, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...studies ; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle...differences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they are " Cymini sectores ;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to . . . •'. call upon one thing... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle...riding, for the head ; and the like. So if ( a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...Studies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting, for the lungs and breast ; gentle...riding, for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...; like as diseases of the body may have ap? propriate exercises : bowling is good for the stone and reins ; shooting for the lungs and breast ; gentle...riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...and breast ; gentle walking for the stomach ; riding for the head ; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in...wit be called away never so little, he must begin : if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen ; for they... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...studies: like as diseas.es of the body may have appropriate exercises; bowling is good for the stone and_ reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, ' gentle...differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are "Cymini sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...stndies : like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises ; bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking...the like ; so, if a man's wits be wandering, let him stndy the mathematics ; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin... | |
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