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The life of Monsieur Des Cartes containing the history of his philosophy and works : as also the most remarkable things that befell him during the whole course of his life / translated from the French by S.R.; Vie de Monsieur Des-Cartes. English
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Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706.; S. R.
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1693
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in_o spare_v no_o pain_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o science_n even_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v experiment_n at_o their_o own_o cost_n and_o charges_n x._o during_o this_o year_n summer_n world_n he_o finish_v his_o treatise_n of_o the_o world_n long_o look_v for_o by_o father_n mersennus_n and_o his_o friend_n with_o great_a impatience_n he_o call_v it_o his_o world_n because_o it_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o world_n that_o he_o have_v imagine_v answerable_a to_o the_o world_n we_o live_v in_o and_o he_o comprise_v in_o a_o abridgement_n all_o his_o physics_n i_o mean_v all_o that_o he_o can_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o concern_v material_a thing_n save_v only_o that_o which_o relate_v to_o light_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o explain_v in_o its_o full_a extent_n and_o latitude_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v engage_v to_o follow_v or_o refute_v the_o opinion_n common_o receive_v among_o the_o learned_a he_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v over_o this_o same_o world_n to_o 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too_o distant_a from_o the_o carrier_n road_n for_o to_o maintain_v his_o correspondence_n with_o father_n mersennus_n and_o other_o know_a person_n he_o quit_v this_o abode_n the_o next_o year_n ensue_v to_o remove_v to_o amsterdam_n again_o a_o little_a while_n after_o bressieux_n he_o take_v a_o journey_n into_o denmark_n and_o the_o low_a part_n of_o germany_n in_o company_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr ville_fw-fr bressieux_n who_o profit_v no_o less_o by_o his_o instruction_n upon_o their_o road_n than_o in_o his_o house_n at_o amsterdam_n it_o be_v upon_o these_o precept_n and_o chief_o upon_o his_o grand_a maxim_n that_o the_o most_o plain_a and_o simple_a thing_n be_v usual_o the_o most_o excellent_a that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr ville_fw-fr bressieux_n invent_v so_o many_o pretty_a neat_a machine_n beneficial_a for_o the_o use_n of_o life_n he_o inculcate_v to_o he_o divers_a other_o principle_n upon_o which_o this_o man_n make_v several_a experiment_n since_o which_o have_v get_v 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enough_o know_v by_o he_o except_z two_o worthy_a geometrician_n to_o who_o judgement_n he_o may_v safe_o have_v refer_v himself_o they_o be_v mounseur_fw-fr mydorge_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr hardy_n who_o pass_v general_o for_o his_o two_o intimate_a friend_n this_o consideration_n render_v they_o no_o less_o liable_a to_o be_v except_v against_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr fermat_n than_o mounseur_fw-fr pascal_n and_o monsieur_n roberval_n be_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o great_a acquaintance_n with_o mounseur_fw-fr fermat_n therefore_o it_o be_v his_o best_a way_n to_o resolve_v to_o choose_v they_o not_o so_o much_o his_o judge_n as_o advocate_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o cartel_n or_o challenge_n present_v by_o monsieur_n fermat_n mounseur_fw-fr mydorge_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr hardy_n be_v retain_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n for_o his_o second_o to_o oppose_v mounseur_fw-fr pascal_n and_o monsieur_n roberval_n who_o have_v offer_v to_o second_v mounseur_fw-fr fermat_n in_o the_o combat_n father_n mersennus_n be_v desire_v to_o stand_v neuter_n and_o be_v content_a with_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bare_a spectator_n on_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v suspect_v by_o either_o party_n to_o hold_v with_o the_o hare_n and_o run_v with_o the_o hound_n mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n immediate_o produce_v the_o write_n send_v they_o with_o the_o instruction_n necessary_a in_o order_n to_o the_o hear_n of_o his_o process_n or_o cause_n of_o mathematics_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr mydorge_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr hardy_n and_o recommend_v to_o they_o withal_o to_o forget_v or_o suspend_v the_o sentiment_n of_o friendship_n to_o adhere_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o truth_n if_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fermat_n have_v take_v three_o advocate_n on_o his_o side_n mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v take_v monsieur_n des_n argue_v for_o his_o three_o be_v no_o 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his_o word_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o dispute_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fermat_n in_o his_o name_n against_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n mounseur_fw-fr pascal_n be_v not_o at_o paris_n at_o that_o time_n he_o withdraw_v out_o of_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o some_o trouble_n that_o arise_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr roberval_n be_v a_o trusty_a steward_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o signify_v his_o absence_n by_o subscribe_v their_o common_a reply_n alone_o mounseur_fw-fr pascal_n scarce_o take_v any_o more_o cognisance_n of_o this_o dispute_n because_o at_o his_o return_n he_o be_v prefer_v to_o be_v intendant_a of_o justice_n in_o roven_n the_o clownishness_n and_o moroseness_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-mi cartes_n observe_v in_o the_o style_n the_o reply_n be_v write_v in_o make_v he_o imagine_v mounseur_fw-fr pascal_n be_v absent_a indeed_o or_o that_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o compose_v this_o write_v wherefore_o be_v soon_o dishearten_v by_o the_o unpoliteness_n of_o monsieur_n roberval_n and_o his_o precipitation_n he_o send_v word_n to_o father_n mersennus_n that_o he_o do_v not_o resolve_v to_o answer_v he_o because_o he_o stand_v upon_o his_o point_n and_o be_v out_o of_o humour_n instead_o of_o imitate_v that_o gentle_a sincerity_n and_o moderation_n wherewith_o monsieur_n pascal_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fermat_n treat_v he_o he_o entreat_v he_o notwithstanding_o to_o assure_v mounseur_fw-fr roberval_n that_o he_o be_v his_o most_o humble_a servant_n and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o more_o offend_v at_o what_o be_v in_o his_o writing_n than_o man_n be_v common_o in_o play_v at_o the_o â—nger_n of_o those_o that_o lose_v mounseur_fw-fr roberval_n in_o â—espite_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o humour_n he_o affect_v will_v without_o all_o question_n have_v be_v satisfy_v with_o so_o much_o civility_n but_o father_n merâ—ennus_n who_o have_v a_o peculiar_a talon_n of_o set_v learned_a man_n by_o the_o ear_n and_o to_o prolong_v dispute_n fear_v to_o see_v they_o make_v a_o end_n of_o â—his_n so_o soon_o can_v never_o be_v at_o