Citations:umbra versa


 * 1688, John Hales, “The Rich man’s Recepiſti; or, the danger of receiving our good things in this life: A Sermon Preached on Eaſter-day at Eaton Colledge” in Golden Remains, of the ever Memorable Mr. John Hales, of Eaton-Colledge, &c. (3rd ed.), page 77
 * I have often wondred at Antiquity, which doting extremly upon a ſequeſtred, a ſolitary, retired, and Monkiſh life, ſticks not to give out, that all perfection is in it, whereas indeed there is no greater argument of imperfection in good men, quam non poſſe pati ſolem, non multitudinem; not to be able without offence to walk the publick ways, to entertain the common occaſions, but to live only to God and to themſelves: Utilis ipſe ſibi fortaſſis, inutilis orbi; men of no great publick uſe, but excellent for themſelves; Saints indeed in private, but being called forth into common life, are like Batts in the Sun, utterly ignorant of publick practice; like Scheubelius a great Mathematician, but by book only, and not by practice who being required ſometime in an Army to make uſe of his Quadrant, knew not the difference between umbra recta, and umbra verſa.