 | William S. Walsh - 1892 - 1116 oldal
...which is popular and superficial, than to that which is substantial and profound : for the truth is, that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or...and sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and solid.—Advancement of Learning, Book I. An amusing variant of the idea is the jest of Home Tooke.... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1114 oldal
...popular and superficial, than to that which is substantial and profound : for the truth is, that lime seemeth to be of the nature of a river or stream, which carriel h down lo us that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drowneth lh.it which a weighty... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1895 - 496 oldal
...variety and examination, the best hath still prevailed and suppressed the rest ; . . . for the truth is that Time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or...sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and solid." Other Errors are in the over-early and peremptory reduction of knowledge into Arts and Methods, and... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1895 - 508 oldal
...hath still prevailed and suppressed the rest ; . . . for the truth is that Time seemeth to be of tho nature of a river or stream, which carrieth down to...sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and solid." Other Errors arc in the over-early and peremptory reduction of knowledge into Arts and Methods, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 462 oldal
...which is popular and superficial than to that which is substantial and profound ; for the truth is, that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or...sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and solid. Another error, of a diverse nature from all the former, > is the over-early and peremptory reduction... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 220 oldal
...profound ; for the truth is that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or stream, which carrieth 20 down to us that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and solid. . Another error, of a diverse nature from all the former, is the over-early and peremptory reduction... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 216 oldal
...which is popular and superficial than to that which is substantial and profound ; for the truth is that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or stream, which carrieth 20 down to us that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drowneth that which is weighty and... | |
 | 1905 - 958 oldal
...may be likely to appear and disclose a little to the world and straight to vanish and shut again. So that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or flood, that bringeth down to us that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drowneth that which... | |
 | Arthur Kenyon Rogers - 1907 - 536 oldal
...so that the result of new search will be nothing save to light upon exploded errors. The truth is, that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or...that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drowndeth that which is weighty and solid." So, again, we may mention the premature formulation of... | |
 | William S. Walsh - 1909 - 1112 oldal
...profound : for the truth is, that time scemeth to be of the nature of a river or stream, which carrieih down to us that which is light and blown up, and sinketh and drownelh that which is weighty and solid. — Advancement of Learning, Book I. An amusing variant of... | |
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... or the wisest for the multitude's sake, were not ready to give passage rather to that which is popular and superficial than to that which is substantial and profound; for the truth is, that time seemeth to be of the nature of a river or stream, which... 
