| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 páginas
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldonl sincerely... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 páginas
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 páginas
...error of all th« rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natrtral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 páginas
...HOWARD . 233 BRADFORD — 252. ENQUIRY UPON PUBLIC PUNISHMENTS — 281 TURNER '-, — 291 / • \ " Men have. entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 524 páginas
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of ' knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 550 páginas
...knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom' sincerely... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1816 - 340 páginas
...PUNISHMENTS .... 275 TURNER .285 " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, so-netimes upoa a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession : but seldom sincerely to... | |
| 1851 - 786 páginas
...end of knowledge : — fur men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upou a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable. them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession " — [that is, for most... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 páginas
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sinc»ely to... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 páginas
...or a love of excellence, as he has stated in a beautiful passage, which we will venture to repeat, " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession : and seldom sincerely to... | |
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