 | 1837 - 548 sidor
...as Bacon says, had " sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading ; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few...and colleges, and knowing little history either of nation or time, did, out of no great quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 672 sidor
...he speaks of " men of sharp and strong wits and small variety of reading, their wits being shut iip in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle their...shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history either of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 sidor
...sharp and strong wits, and ahundance uf leisure, and small variety of reading (hut their wits heing shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle...infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those lahorious wehs of learning which are extant in their hooks. For the wit and mind of man, if it work... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 sidor
...and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and estate.'1 small variety of reading, their wits heing shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle...quantity of matter, and infinite agitation of wit, spin cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit."1... | |
 | 1849 - 858 sidor
...schoolmen who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading; but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few...little history, either of nature or time, did, out of the great quantity of matter and infinite agitation of wit, spin out unto us those laborious webs of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 sidor
...himself " amidst men of sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, You shall read," saith he, " that we are commanded...take good at God's hands, and not be content to take cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit."1... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 sidor
...residents of his day, when he speaks of " men of sharp and strong wits and small variety of reading, their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors,...shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history either of nature or time, did spin cobwebs of learning admirable for the... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 510 sidor
...residents of his day, when he speaks of " men of sharp and strong wits and small variety of reading, their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle, their dictator, ns their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and who, knowing little history... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1851 - 376 sidor
...as their perfons were fhut up in the Cells of Monafteries and Colleges,) and knowing little Hiftory, either of Nature or time, did, out of no great quantity o'f matter, and infmite agitation of Wit, fpin out unto us thofe laborious Webs of Learning, which are extant in their... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 sidor
...schoolmen: who having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading, but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few * 1 Tim. vi. 20. . whether in the Subject, or in the Method of handling it. 27 authors (chiefly Aristotle... | |
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This kind of degenerate learning did chiefly reign amongst the school-men, who, having sharp and strong wits, and abundance of leisure, and small variety of reading f but their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors (chiefly Aristotle their... 
