The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete, volume 6
The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete, volume 6
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6. Cap. 5.
pro|>onat." Compare this languajg^e with Digitized by VjOOQ IC LOED BACON. 217 Tlie habits of his mind, he tells us, ore such that he is not disposed to rate highly any accomplishment, however rare, which is of no practical nse to mankind. As to these pro- digious achievements of the memory, he ranks them with the exhibitions of rope-dancers and tumblers. "The two per- formances," he says, " are of much the same sort. The one is an abuse of the powers of the body ; the other is an ab...use of the powers of the mind. Both may perhaps excite our wonder ; but neither is entitled to our respect." To Plato, the science of medicine appeared to be of very disputable advantage. * He did not indeed object to quick cures for acute disorders, or for injuries produced by accidents.
But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease, which repairs firames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine, which encourages sensuality by mitigat- ing the natural pxmishment of the sensualist, and prolongs existence when the intellect has ceased to retain its entire energy, had no share of his esteem.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
6. Cap. 5.
pro|>onat." Compare this languajg^e with Digitized by VjOOQ IC LOED BACON. 217 Tlie habits of his mind, he tells us, ore such that he is not disposed to rate highly any accomplishment, however rare, which is of no practical nse to mankind. As to these pro- digious achievements of the memory, he ranks them with the exhibitions of rope-dancers and tumblers. "The two per- formances," he says, " are of much the same sort. The one is an abuse of the powers of the body ; the other is an ab...use of the powers of the mind. Both may perhaps excite our wonder ; but neither is entitled to our respect." To Plato, the science of medicine appeared to be of very disputable advantage. * He did not indeed object to quick cures for acute disorders, or for injuries produced by accidents.
But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease, which repairs firames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine, which encourages sensuality by mitigat- ing the natural pxmishment of the sensualist, and prolongs existence when the intellect has ceased to retain its entire energy, had no share of his esteem.
What to read after The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete, volume 6?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron to read onlineMoreLess
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