 ... 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, or...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4251851Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch, where to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace, tor a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground for strife or contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | 1838 - 574 pages
...does not act (I)e Augment. Sclent.") as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to cast a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees... | |
 | 1838 - 728 pages
...does not act (.De Augment. Scient.) as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to cast a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees... | |
 | 1838 - 584 pages
...Augment. Scient.) as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to cast a searching and restles* spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching...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. —... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...followed in the University, — tinphilosophy of Aristotle ; real knowledge being in his view "not a couck whereupon to rest a searching and restless 'Spirit...with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud miud to raise itself upon ; or a fort, of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...give a true account of their gift of reason, to the beneftt and use of men : as if there 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 with a fair prospect; or a tower of... | |
 | 1841 - 500 pages
...remembering, that knowledge is not " a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, nor a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect," but " a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." But from the... | |
 | James Bush - 1841 - 124 pages
...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 terrass for a wandering and variable mind, to walk up and down with i a fair prospect ; or a tower... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...and use of men: as if there were Bought in knowledge, a couch, whereupon to rest a searching •iid restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and...for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or coinmnnjjng ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit and sale; and not a rich storehouse... | |
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