 ... 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;...  History of English Literature - Էջ 216Hippolyte Taine - 1871Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 551 էջ
...different motives and characters of men—•• as if there was sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace...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."*... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 551 էջ
...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 - 1825
...sought " in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a search" ing and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a " wandering and variable mind to walk up and...of the Creator, and the relief of man's " estate." If the intricacies of a court are neither discovered nor illustrated with the same happiness as the... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
...sought " in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a search" ing and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a " wandering and variable mind to walk up and...of the Creator, and the relief of man's " estate." If the intricacies of a court are neither discovered nor illustrated with the same happiness as the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 402 էջ
...of reason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace,...sale ; and not a rich storehouse, | for the glory ofjthe_Creator, ^nd the relief of man's | i estate. * But this is that which will indeed dignify and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...were sought in knowledge a couch,whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a Terrasscfor a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of mans estate. ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING . , 53 J have no purpose to enter into a laudative of learning,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834
...reason, for the benefit and use of man : — as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace...ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...sought *' in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and " restless spirit ; or a tarra.ss for a wandering and variable " mind to walk up and...; or a shop " for profit or sale ; and not a rich store- house, for the glory " of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." CONDITIONS. I. This... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
...were sought in knowledge a couch where" upon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a " terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk " up and...; or a " fort or commanding ground, for strife and conten* tion ; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich " store-house for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...were sought in knowledge a couch where" upon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a " terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk " up and...; or a " fort or commanding ground, for strife and conten" tion ; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich " store-house for the glory of the Creator,... | |
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