 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 forth...  The Methodist Quarterly Review - Pagina 341847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pagina’s
...us those 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...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. This same unprofitable subtilty or curiosity is of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pagina’s
...us those 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...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." And a little further on, he adds — " Notwithstanding,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pagina’s
...us those 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...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit." And a little further on, he adds — " Notwithstanding,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pagina’s
...agitation of wit, spin out laborious ^yebs of learning. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon thte matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of texture, but of little substance or profit. So that the fable and fiction of Scylla seemeth to be a... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pagina’s
...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...cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of texture, but of little substance or profit. So that the fable ami fiction of Scylla seemeth to be a... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pagina’s
...us those 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, wprketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself, as the spider... | |
 | 1821 - 398 pagina’s
...measure with a two-foot rule ; which he can tell upon ten fingers. 4. He says, if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself as the spider... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pagina’s
...measure with a two-foot rule ; which he can tell upon ten fingers. 4. He says, if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself as the spider... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pagina’s
...measure with a two-foot rule ; which he can tell upon ten fingers. 4. He says, if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself as the spider... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pagina’s
...with a two-foot rule ; which he can tell upon ten fingers. , 4. He says, if the wit and mind of man work upon matter which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, it worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby : but if it work upon itself as the spider... | |
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