The Two Books Of Sr Francis Bacon Of The Proficience And Aduancement Of Learning Divine And Human PDF Download

Excerpt from The Two Bookes of Sr. Francis Bacon: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Humane; To the King Iiball fay is no amplification at ai'jbut a pofitiue and rhea (tired truth: whtehisothat there hath not beene fince Chtilts time any King, or temporal] Monarch which hath bin fo learned in al literature and eruditi. On, dttiine and humane. For let a man {etioufly and diligently reuolne and penile the fucceliion of the Emperours ofkeme, of which Cafir the Dictator, who lined lomeyeares before Chrili and Marcus Afltoemw were the bell Learned sand (0 dcfcend to the Empet ours ofgrecz'apr of the W: 1} q and then to the iines-of fiance) 9pzz'zre, england3 Seat the refi and here (nail finde his iudgement is truely made. For it feemeth much in a King, ifby the com. Pendiou cartraettons of Other mens Wits and La. Bout hee can take hold of any fupeificiall Orna ments andlhewes of Learning or if hee countet nance and preferrelearning and learned men But to drinke indeed of the true Fountaynes of learning, nay, f0 haue inch 3 fountayne of learning in him (elfe, in a King, and in a King borne is almofi a Miracle. And the more, beeaule there is met in your Maiel'ey a rare Coniunetion a well of Darin: and facred li terature, as of prephane and humane So as your Maiefiy llandeth inuelted of that triplicity which in great veneration, was afcribed to the ancient Her met; the power and fortune of a King 5 the know led ge and illumination ol'a Priel't 5 and the learnt: g and vniuerfaliry of a Phylolbpher. This propriety, inherent and indiuiduall attribute in your Maitfly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.