 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1855 - 686 Seiten
...CHARLES LYELL, MAFRS AUTHOR OF "PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY," ETC. " It Is a philosophy which never resta— Its law Is progress : a point which yesterday was invisible Is its goal to-day, nnd will be its starting-post to-morrow." EDINBURGH RIUIW, Jnly, 1837. TERTIART. SECONDARY- PRIMARY... | |
 | Baden Powell - 1856 - 584 Seiten
...masterly writer, "It is a philosophy which never rests; which has never attained, which ii never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible...to-day, and will be its starting post to-morrow." (Macaulay's Essay on Lord Bacon, p. 113. small ed.) But while I cannot refrain from citing this brilliant... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 752 Seiten
...fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained it, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal today, and will be its starting-post to-morrow." LORD BACON. Great and various as the powers of Bacon were, he oives his wide... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 Seiten
...first-fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow.' " l 1 Essays. ESSAYS. I.— OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate... | |
 | 1857 - 532 Seiten
...knowledge. The very old in the earth's history is perpetually producing things very new to science. It is " a philosophy which never rests, its law is progress,...invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting point to-morrow." In accordance with this, the motto of his fifth edition, Sir Charles now presents... | |
 | American Institute of the City of New York - 1857 - 680 Seiten
...communication. It is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained it, and which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible, is its goal to day, and Will be its starting post to-morrow. It is the philosophy of common sense, and if there... | |
 | 1858 - 398 Seiten
...fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post tomorrow.* " The answer to this simply is, that Bacon would have said — "This is not... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 Seiten
...fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained it, which is never perfect Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its gtial to day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow." Great and various as the powers of Bacon veré,... | |
 | Augustus Clissold - 1860 - 536 Seiten
...writer : It is a philosophy which never rests ; which has never attained ; which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible...is its goal to-day, and will be its starting post to-morrow."f Now from the remarks made in these several cases it is clear, that there prevails a practice... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 Seiten
...first-fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow." The same brilliant writer denominates the two leading principles of the Baconian... | |
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For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow. 
