| Karl Johann von Baron Blomberg - Baltic States - 1701 - 362 pages
...creep in : But when a man paffes on further, and beholas the Confederacy and Continuation of Caufes, and the Works of Providence, then, according to the Allegory of the Poets, he will daftly believe, that the" higheft link of NiNature's Chain muft needs be tyed to the foot of Jupiter's... | |
| Colin MacLaurin - Gravity - 1750 - 474 pages
...nature. But when we pafs further, and behold the dependency, continuation and confederacy of caufes, and the works of providence, then, according to the allegory of the poets, we eafily believe that the higheft link of nature's chain muft needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's... | |
| James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 390 pages
...intelligent in nature. But when we pafs farther, and behold the dependency, continuation, and confederacy of causes, and the works of providence, then, according to the allegory of the poets, we easily believe that the highest link of nature's chain must needs be tied to the foot of Japitt... | |
| George Adams - Science - 1794 - 734 pages
...thereto : but when we pafs further, and behold the dependence, continuance, and confederacy of caufes, and the works of providence ; then, according to the allegory of the poets, we eafily believe that the higheft link of nature's chain muft r.ceds be tied to the foot of Jupiter's... | |
| John Bristed - 1803 - 326 pages
...mind of man, if it dwell and staythere, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and tlic works pf providence,, then, according to the allegory of the poets, he •will easily believe... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 642 pages
...it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passe th on farther, and seeth the dependence of causes, and...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...mind of man, if it dwell ami stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair." Upon this subject Lord Bacon's sentiments seemed to have been formed at an early period of his life,... | |
| George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair. To conclude therefore : let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an illapplied moderation, think... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on farther, and seeth the dependence...must needs be tied to the foot of Jupiter's chair/ To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think... | |
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