 | 1851 - 812 páginas
...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 and profession." — [that is, for most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary oilers of the saying, ' Knowledge... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1851 - 820 páginas
...— the knowledge that moralists and preachers would convey. But Lord Bacon had read all that them to victory of wit and contradiction •. and most times for lucre and profession" — [that is, for most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citers of the saying, 'Knowledge... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1852 - 314 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 páginas
...minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...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 - 1852 - 580 páginas
...minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...to give a true account of their gift of reason, to th£ benefit and use of man : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 páginas
...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 and profession ; and seldom sincerely to giwi a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought... | |
 | 1852 - 978 páginas
...sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit tuid contradktioQ, and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the (lift of their reason to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought iu knowledge a couch... | |
 | 1852 - 632 páginas
...minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for onament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable than to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerelj и give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there... | |
 | 1852 - 1070 páginas
...possibly induce some to give them a full and fair perusal. Lord Bacon has said, ' Knowledge is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace fur a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1852 - 360 páginas
...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... | |
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... men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, 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... 
