 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1852 - 360 pagine
...susceptible of divine impressions." " Some men seem as if they sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a variable and wandering mind to walk up and down upon, with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for... | |
 | William Maxwell Wood - 1853 - 316 pagine
...rapid as it has been, is yet sufficient to show that it is not sought, in the words of Lord Bacon, "as a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud... | |
 | William Laxton - 1854 - 608 pagine
...sometimes, for ornament and reputation; sometimes, for victory of art and contradiction; seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men But it is that which will, indeed, dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pagine
...victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; — but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1856 - 768 pagine
...; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon. &c seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to...men, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch &c., &c.. and not a rich store-house for the glory of lite Creator and the relief of man's estate.'... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1316 pagine
...to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucre and profession, and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to...men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and a restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pagine
...victor}' of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit;... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pagine
...victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; — but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 900 pagine
...to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a conch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable... | |
 | 1868 - 796 pagine
...to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of man ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit... | |
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... sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre... 
