 It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem or portraiture of this vanity : for words are but the images of matter; and except they have life of reason and invention, to fall in love with them is all one as to fall in love with a picture.  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 46by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 576 pages
...elfe are Words but the Images of Things, fo that unlefs they be animated with the Spirit of Reafon, to fall in love with them, is all one as to fall in love with a Pifture, BUT yet notwithftanding it is a Thing not haftijy to be condemn'd, for a Man to iiluftrate... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...letter of a patent or limned book* which, though it hath large flourishes, yet it is but a letter ? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem...them is all one as to fall in love with a picture. Among various other errors which he points out as impediments to the progress of learning, he says:... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...letter of a patent or limned book; which, though it hath large flouviskes, yet it is but a letter? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem...have life of reason and invention, to fall in love witb them is all one as to fall in tove with a picture. Among various other errors which he points... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...though it hath large flourishes, yet it is but a letter ? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy b a good emblem or portraiture of this vanity; for words...but the images of matter, and except they have life 1 of reason and invention, to fall in love with them is all one as to fall in love with a picture.... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1808 - 346 pages
...student of Philosophy this Epitome ; in which he has endeavoured to give the spirit, without servile* " Words are but the images of matter ; and except they have life of reason and invention, to faH in love with them is all one as to fall in love with a picture." Bacon's Projicience and Advancement... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 550 pages
...letter of a patent or limned book; which, though it hath large nourishes, yet it is but a letter ? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem...them is all one as to fall in love with a picture. Among various other errors which he points out as impediments to the progress of learning, he says:... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 324 pages
...patent; which, though finely flourished, is still but a letter. Pygmalion's frenzy seems a good emblem of this vanity : for words are but the images of matter: and unless they have life of reason and invention, to fall in love with them is to fall in love with a... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...into truth, but will despise those delicacies and affectations as capable of no divineness. Indeed it seems to me, that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good...love with them is all one, as to fall in love with a pict\ire. But yet, notwithstanding, it is a thing not hastily to be condemned, to clothe and adorn... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 520 pages
...first letter ofapatent or limned book; which though it hath large flourishes, yet it is but a letter ? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem...them is all one as to fall in love with a picture. (a) See note (A) at the end. 2. Origin of the prevalence of delicate learning in late times (b) 39... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...letter of a patent or limned book ; which though it hath large flourishes, yet it is but a letter ? It seems to me that Pygmalion's frenzy is a good emblem...them is all one as to fall in love with a picture. (a) See note (A) at the end. 2. Origin of the prevalence of delicate learning in late times (b) ........... | |
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