108 NO YUM ORGANUM. 



facto naturiv ad interrogata responderet 42 , paucorinn 

 annoruni essct inventio causarum et scicntiaruni om- 

 iiiuni. 



CXIII. 



Ktiam nonnihil hominibus spci fieri posse putanius 

 ab cxemplo nostro proprio 1:&amp;gt;1 ; ncque jactantiae causa 

 hoc dicinms, sed quod utilo dictu sit. Si qui diffidant, 

 me videant, liominem inter homines artatis meiv civili- 

 bus negotiis occupatissimum, nee finna admodum vale- 

 tudine, (quod magnum habet temporis dispendium) 

 atqne in hac re plane protopirnm, ct vestigia nullius 

 s(M|iiiitum, neque ban; ipsa cum ullo mortalium coni- 

 nninicantem; et tanien veram viam eonstanter ingres- 

 sum, et ingeniuni rebus submittentem, h;ec ipsa ali- 

 (|natenus (ut existimamns) provexisso : et deinceps 

 videant, quid ab liominibus otio abundantibus, atquc 

 a laboribus consociatis. at(pie a temporum successione, 

 post h;vc indicia nostra expectandum sit ; pnesertim in 

 via, qua: non singulis solummodo pervia est (ut fit in 

 via ilia rationali), sed ubi hominum labores et opera* 

 (pra sertim quantum ad experientiac collectam) optime 

 distribui, et deinde componi possint. Turn enim ho 

 mines vires suas nosse incipient, cum non eadem in- 

 finiti, sed alia alii praestabunt 44 . 



4 - i. e. Any one to answer our insight into all branches of science 

 questions and tell us what the fact (compared with the existing state of 

 is, and what the result would be, knowledge), and at the same time 

 without our having the hindrance has been so actively employed in 

 and difficulty of going through each the affairs of social life ? 

 particular experiment. Here too - 14 Here is the germ of the mo- 

 peeps out Bacon s sanguine hope dern principle of &quot; Division of La- 

 for knowledge. He evidently hoped hour&quot; so well drawn out by Adam 

 for some such result to follow upon Smith in the beginning of his Wealth 

 the application of his new Method. of Nations. In this, as in other 



43 Bacon s reference to himself in things, increased swiftness brings 



this place is perfectly just. What with it a risk of want of stability, 



man before or after has had such Division of Labour has a very 



