 ... and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift 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, for a wandering and variable mind...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4411851Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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...contention; or a shop, for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of mans estate. ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...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 men : as if there...contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this ia that which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...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...contention ; or a shop, for profit, or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's^ estate. But this is that which... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 458 pages
...were sought in knowledge, a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a tarasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down,...contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not, a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of ?aan's estate.' . . LORD BACON. Advancement... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 492 pages
...were sought in knowledge, a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down,...contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not, a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.'. . LOUD BACON. Advancement... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...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...contention : or a shop for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. — Advancement of Learning.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...Credulity, vol. ii. of this edition, p. 43. of their gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man : — as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon...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."... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...followed in the University, — the philosophy of Aristotle ; real knowledge beiug in his view " not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless...ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale; but a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate*." At... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1836 - 42 pages
...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 men; as if there...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.... | |
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