The same remark is Proximately true of the literary life of the First Empire.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
In deciding this question, just as in deciding any other question of a purely scientific character, we must be guided in our examination by the Law of Parcimony; we must not assume the agency of supernatural causes if we can discover the agency of natural causes; neither must we merge the supposed mystery directly into the highest mystery, until we are quite sure that it does not admit of being Proximately explained by the action of proximate influences.
"A Candid Examination of Theism"
George John Romanes
The uniformly high temperature which prevails throughout the summer, even at elevations of 17,000 and 18,000 feet, is no doubt Proximately due to the evolution of heat during the condensation of these vapours.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker