Read the two passages from of the wisdom of the ancients.
passage 1:
the fable relates to the cradle and infancy of nature, and pierces deep. this love i understand to be the appetite or instinct of primal matter; or to speak more plainly, the natural motion of the atom; which is indeed the original and unique force that constitutes and fashions all things out of matter.
passage 2:
let us now consider his attributes. he is described with great elegance as a little child, and a child for ever; for things compounded are larger and are affected by age; whereas the primary seeds of things, or atoms, are minute and remain in perpetual infancy.
how do the two passages work together to develop bacon’s argument?
passage 1 explains his central idea, while passage 2 supports it.
passage 1 provides a counter argument, while passage 2 disproves it.
passage 1 supports the central idea, while passage 2 explains what the central idea is.
passage 1 lists a supporting example, while passage 2 provides a counter argument.