 For th" other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; Where entity and quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly; Where Truth in person does appear, Like words congealed in northern air.  English Etymology - Page 15by George William Lemon - 1783 - 693 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes miftook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abftracts ; Where entity and quiddity", 145 The ghofts of defunct bodies, fly; Where Truth in perfon does appear, Like words congeal'd... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 710 pages
...or being of any thing; alfo a quick, or ' fubiil jueflion; — Butler couldnot poffibly omit talcing notice of this word; and therefore has ranked itamon£...his hero, that He could reduce all things to acts, s And knew their natures by abftracts; • Where entity and quidity, And ghofts of defunct bodies fly.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...which he could not tell, 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; "Where Entity and Quiddity, 145 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly; "Where truth in person... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1811 - 510 pages
...• . But eftentiines mistook Iheone . . • For th' other, as great clerks have done. • •• . He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ( •. "• •-. Where entity and quiddity, . • . The ghosts of defunct bodies fly i •... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts; Where entity and quiddity, 1$5 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; , Where Truth in person... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...eminent Danish mathematician. But oftentimes mistook the one For the' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 456 pages
...mathematician. Canto 1. HUDiBHis. 19 But oftentimes mistook the one For the" other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...was which he could not tell, But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. head upon t !/ abstracts ; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 814 pages
...Milton. л-t Cromwell's ghoêt smile with contempt to see OU England struggling under slavery. Maxell. He could reduce all things to acts. And knew their natures by abstracts. Where entity and quiddity. The ghoiU of defunct bodies fly ; Where truth in person does... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 pages
...which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures -by abstracts ; Whore entity and quiddity, 145 The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person... | |
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