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<p>Disciple Aristoxenus, very learned men to be sure, we will<lb/> | |||
have nothing to do with them; for one of them seems so<lb/> | |||
unconcerned about <add>it</add> that he never laments that he has got<lb/> | |||
no —— Soul; as for the other, he is so fond of <add>his</add> <sic>musick</sic>,<lb/> | |||
that he would even make it concerned in such affairs as<lb/> | |||
these. we may know harmony from the intervals of Sounds,<lb/> | |||
the various joining of which will make various harmonies,<lb/> | |||
but I cannot conceive how the disposing of the Limbs —<lb/> | |||
and the figure of the Body without a Soul can constitute<lb/> | |||
harmony. but he indeed, let him be ever so learned, must<lb/> | |||
give up these things to his Master Aristotle; let him be<lb/> | |||
a singing Master; for this Greek proverb might be well<lb/> | |||
recommended to him, viz. let a man exercise himself in<lb/> | |||
the Art that he understands. as for the fortuitous —<lb/> | |||
concourse of light <sic>inseperable</sic> globular particles, we <lb/> | |||
will entirely leave it out: which nevertheless Democritus<lb/> | |||
will have to be warmed up and fit for respiration,<lb/> | |||
that is, Animal, but this Soul, which, (if it consists<lb/> | |||
of one of the four principles from whence all things spring)<lb/> | |||
is the breath inflamed (which is most agreeable to<lb/> | |||
Panaetius) must ascend necessarily: for these two<lb/> | |||
principles have nothing in them tending to descent,<lb/> | |||
but on the contrary always ascend. thus whether they are<lb/> | |||
dissipated, it is far distant from the Earth: or whether<lb/> | |||
they keep their permanency and consistency, it is the<lb/> | |||
more necessary should be <sic>carryed</sic> to the Heavens,</p> | |||
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Disciple Aristoxenus, very learned men to be sure, we will
have nothing to do with them; for one of them seems so
unconcerned about it that he never laments that he has got
no —— Soul; as for the other, he is so fond of his musick,
that he would even make it concerned in such affairs as
these. we may know harmony from the intervals of Sounds,
the various joining of which will make various harmonies,
but I cannot conceive how the disposing of the Limbs —
and the figure of the Body without a Soul can constitute
harmony. but he indeed, let him be ever so learned, must
give up these things to his Master Aristotle; let him be
a singing Master; for this Greek proverb might be well
recommended to him, viz. let a man exercise himself in
the Art that he understands. as for the fortuitous —
concourse of light inseperable globular particles, we
will entirely leave it out: which nevertheless Democritus
will have to be warmed up and fit for respiration,
that is, Animal, but this Soul, which, (if it consists
of one of the four principles from whence all things spring)
is the breath inflamed (which is most agreeable to
Panaetius) must ascend necessarily: for these two
principles have nothing in them tending to descent,
but on the contrary always ascend. thus whether they are
dissipated, it is far distant from the Earth: or whether
they keep their permanency and consistency, it is the
more necessary should be carryed to the Heavens,
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Jeremy Bentham |
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