 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon earth; that i:, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...solid and fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or as a bond-woman, to acquit e and gain to her master's use;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...solid and fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or as a bond-woman, to acquire and gain to her master's use;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is emp-: ty and void, and tn preserve and augment whatsoever is solid and fruitiul : that knowledge may... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 pages
...Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...void, and to preserve and augment whatsoever is solid arid fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or as a bond-woman,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...ought to be, from both philosophies .to separate and rer-irt vain speculations, and v hatsoever is empty and void, and to preserve and augment whatsoever... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 324 pages
...natural philosophy behind, and apply knowledge only to morality and policy : But as both heaven and earth contribute to the use and benefit of man ; so the...from both philosophies, to separate and reject vain and empty speculations ; and preserve and increase all that is solid and fruitful. Ami thus we have... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth ; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...solid and fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or, as a bondwoman, to acquire and gain to her master's use... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...solid and fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or, as a bondwoman, to acquire and gain to her master's use... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth ; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and...solid and fruitful : that knowledge may not be, as a curtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, or as a bond-woman, to acquire and gain to her master's use... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...leave natural phi7T ,'• ^ Josophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and policy. v_But as both heaven and earth do conspire and contribute...man; so the end ought to be, from both philosophies^ separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is empty and void, and to preserve and augment... | |
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Neither is my meaning, as was spoken of Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to apply knowledge only to manners and policy. But as both heaven and earth do conspire and... 
