176 OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. [XVII 13. 
For certainly there must be somewhat left to practice ; 
but how much is worthy the inquiry. We see remote 
and superficial generalities do but offer knowledge to 
scorn of practical,men; and are no more aiding to 
practice, than an Ortelius’ universal map is to direct the 
way between London and York. The better sort of 
ee ek edb ity oommrased, to glasses of steel 
unpolished, where you may see the images of things, 
but first they must be filed: so the rules will help, if they 
De produc- be laboured and polished by practice. But 
tione axio- how crystalline they may be made at the 
matin. first, and how far forth they may be polished 
aforehand is the question; the inquiry whereof seemeth 
to me deficient. 
14. There hath been also laboured and put in prac- 
tice a method, which is not a awful» ‘method, but a 
method of imp mposture; which is, to deliver knowledges in_ 
such manner, as men may speedily come to make a show. 
of learning who have it not. Such was the travail of 
“Raymundus_ Lullius, in making that art which bears his 
name: not unlike to some books of typocosmy, which 
have been made since; being nothing but a mass of 
_ words of all arts, to give men countenance, that those 
which use the terms might be thought to understand the 
art; which collections are much like a fripper’s or broker’s 
shop, that hath ends of everything, but nothing of worth. 
XVIII. 1. Now we descend to that part which con- 
cerneth the illustration of tradition, comprehended in that 
science which we call rhetoric, or art of eloquence; a 
science. excellent, and excellently well laboured. For 
although in true value it is inferior to wisdom, as it is 
said by God to Moses, when he disabled himself for 
want of this faculty, Aaron shall be thy speaker, and thou 
