 ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon;...  Thoughts on Self-culture, Addressed to Women - Pagina 367di Maria Georgina Shirreff Grey, Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff - 1851 - 464 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 173 pagine
...seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man: — as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon...glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." It is true, indeed, that these motives are relatively bad; that they are only temporary; that they... | |
 | 1821
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | 1821
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | 1821
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, fora wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." 9 Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821
...tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon : or a fort or commanding ground, for strife or contention : or a shop, for profit or sale, and not...glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." He saw the true nature of the love of excelling, that it is only a temporary motive, and that it has... | |
 | 1821
...tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon : or a fort or commanding ground, for strife or contention : or a shop, for profit or sale, and not...glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." He saw the true nature of the love of excelling, that it is only a temporary motive, and that it has... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824
...improved, but seldom augmented. But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824
...raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate."* But, as knowledge is thus various, and may be received into minds so variously constituted and affected... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834
...there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Upon examining this extract, it will appear that the truth is first conveyed, and that the imagery... | |
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