16 NOVUM ORGANUM. 



nui ni occiiiTimt, fhixere ; et sunt fore ad mensuram 

 eorum facta et extensa: ut nil inirum sit, si ad nova 

 particularia non ducant. Quod si forte instantia ali- 

 (jiia, non ])rins animadversa aut cognita, se oiferat, 

 axioina distinctione ali(jua frivola salvatnr, ubi einen- 

 dari ij)suin verms foret. 



XXVI. 



Rationein liuinanain, (jua utininr ad naturam, atih cf- 

 jjationes 24 naturae (quia res temeraria est et praema- 

 tura); at illain rationein qua 1 debitis modis elicitnr a 

 rebus, intcrpretationem nature 1 , docendi gratia, vocare 

 consuevimus. 



XX VII. 



Anticipationex satis firma 1 sunt ad consensuni ; quan- 

 doquidem, si homines etiam insanirent ad unum nio- 

 dum et conform iter, illi satis bene inter se eongruerc 



]&amp;gt;ossent - . 



XXVIM. 



Quin longe validiores sunt ad subeundum assensum 

 anticipationes, (juani mterprctationes ; quia ex paucis 

 collects^, iisque inaxime qua* familiariter occurrunt, in- 

 tellectum statini perstringunt- , et phantasiam imj)Ient; 

 ubi contra, interprctationes, ex rebus admodum variis 

 et multum distantibus sparsim collects, intellectuni 



handfuls ;&quot; or it may refer to the against the argument from universal 



&quot; nuda manus&quot; of I. 2, and to the consent, which would be used against 



want of Instrumental aids. These the new system, (, f. I. 77. Bacon 



Axioms Bacon says in I. 7. are few probably alludes to Horace, Serin, 



in number; eked out by endless II. 3. 40, &c. 



subdivisions, distinctions, and appli- - &quot; Cf. Adv. of Learning, p. 51, 



cations. Cf. I. 85. where speaking of a parallel evil to 



24 Though perhaps he would not this, (viz. that of those who look at 



have allowed it, there is a condemna- all things from the onesided point 



tion of the older method in the very of view which some favourite study 



name &quot; Anticipationes.&quot; And most gives them,) Bacon quotes Aristotle 



of Bacon s professions of peaceful- with approbation : &quot; Qui respi- 



ness have in them a tinge of Irony. ciunt ad pauca, de facili pronun- 



^ This would seem to be levelled tiant.&quot; 



