Note 240 — ON THE THEORY AND ART OF PRESCRIBING.
Reading edition
It was wisely said by Lord Bacon, “that Man should observe all the workmanship, and the particular workings of Nature, and meditate which of those may be transferred to the Arts.” Advancement of Learning, Book v. 148. For a further illustration of these views, the partiality of an author may perhaps be excused if he refer the reader to his paper “On the Recent Sandstone,” published in the first volume of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall.