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To improve a mind naturally and powerfully imbued with a thirst for knowledge ,
he visited Italy in his youth , * and afterwards returned to Wales , where he
passed his time in the midst of his dependants , cultivating their esteem , and
alleviating ...
To improve a mind naturally and powerfully imbued with a thirst for knowledge ,
he visited Italy in his youth , * and afterwards returned to Wales , where he
passed his time in the midst of his dependants , cultivating their esteem , and
alleviating ...
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It is refreshing to turn from the cobweb compositions of the present day , in which
there is no strength of matter , to the sterling sense and lively wit of these Familiar
Letters , which , as the author himself says , are “ the keys of the mind , opening ...
It is refreshing to turn from the cobweb compositions of the present day , in which
there is no strength of matter , to the sterling sense and lively wit of these Familiar
Letters , which , as the author himself says , are “ the keys of the mind , opening ...
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blet ; but it puts him , ( ever and anon ) in mind of repairing : his breeches are in
the fashion , not so much for pride , as to save cloth : but how bare soever be his
backe , and belly thinne , his bagge is well lined , and he keeps it warme : there '
s ...
blet ; but it puts him , ( ever and anon ) in mind of repairing : his breeches are in
the fashion , not so much for pride , as to save cloth : but how bare soever be his
backe , and belly thinne , his bagge is well lined , and he keeps it warme : there '
s ...
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The Triumphs over Death , or a consolatory Epistle . for afflicted Minds , on the
affects of dying friends . First written for the consolation of one , but now
published for the general good of all , by R . S . [ Robert Southwell . ] . Lond .
1596 .
The Triumphs over Death , or a consolatory Epistle . for afflicted Minds , on the
affects of dying friends . First written for the consolation of one , but now
published for the general good of all , by R . S . [ Robert Southwell . ] . Lond .
1596 .
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making the mind pliant at any time to acquire any sort of knowledge . Bacon ,
however , contents himself with stating , that , “ Besides the general aberrations of
human nature , we , every one of us , have our particular den or cavern , which ...
making the mind pliant at any time to acquire any sort of knowledge . Bacon ,
however , contents himself with stating , that , “ Besides the general aberrations of
human nature , we , every one of us , have our particular den or cavern , which ...
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Page 290 - But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of...
Page 290 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 126 - When Love with unconfine'd wings Hovers within my Gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The Birds, that wanton in the Air, Know no such Liberty.
Page 122 - Going to the Wars Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. 1 Imprisoned or caged. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
Page 296 - 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 indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
Page 68 - For imagination in a poet is a faculty so wild and lawless, that like an high-ranging spaniel, it must have clogs tied to it, lest it outrun the judgment.
Page 293 - To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both...
Page 251 - As one who, long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight ; The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound...
Page 170 - Was this the face that launch'da thousand ships, And burnt the topless § towers of Ilium ? — Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
Page 287 - ... shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like; so, if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again; if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are " Cymini sectores;" if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call upon one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers'...