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paululum experimenta jam cognita; et, si res non suc- 

 cedat, fastidiendo, et conattim deserendo. Quod si 

 magis serio et constanter ac laboriose ad experimenta 

 se accingant ; tamen in uno aliquo experimento eru- 

 endo operam collocant ; quemadmodum Gilbertus in 

 magnete, chemici in auro. Hoc autem faciimt homi 

 nes, institute non minus imperito, quam tenui. Nemo 

 enim alicujus rei naturam in ipsa re feliciter perscruta- 

 tur ; sed amplianda est inquisitio ad magis communia. 



Quod si etiam scientiam quandam et dogmata ex 

 experiments moliantur ; tamen semper fere studio 

 prsepropero et intempestivo deflectunt ad praxin : non 

 tan turn propter usum et fructum ejusmodi praxeos, sed 

 ut in opere aliquo novo veluti pignus sibi arripiant, se 

 non inutiliter in reliquis versaturos : atque etiam aliis 

 se venditent 32 , ad existimationem meliorem comparan- 

 dam de iis in quibus occupati sunt. Ita fit, ut, more 

 Atalantae, de via decedant ad tollendum aureum po- 

 mum 33 ; interim vero cursum interrumpant, et victo- 

 riam emittant e manibus. Verum in experientiae vero 

 curriculo, eoque ad nova opera producendo, divina 

 Sapientia 34 omnino et ordo pro exemplari sumenda 

 sunt. Deus autem primo die creationis lucem tantum 

 creavit, eique operi diem integrum attribuit; nee ali- 

 quid materiati operis eo die creavit. Similiter et ex 



32 &quot;aliis se venditent.&quot; Trans- a3 This simile of Atalanta is a 



lators have treated this phrase oddly, favourite. It occurs again infr. I. 



One gives it &quot; Insinuate themselves 147. and in the Advancement 



with others;&quot; which, though not ab- of Learning. Also in the Filum 



solutely wrong, is faulty, as intro- Labyr. 5. 



ducing a different conception from 34 The Editions of the Nov. Org. 



that which Bacon wished to give, all read Prudentia: but as in the 



Another translates &quot; by making Edition of 1620 Bacon has placed 



themselves conspicuous,&quot; which is among the Corrigenda the word Sa- 



nearer perhaps. &quot; puff themselves,&quot; pientia, I have thought it best to 



as tradesmen do their wares, is the insert it in the text, 

 right sense. 



