... 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 - 1842 - 326 pages
...there were sought in knowledge a couch, where to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife or contention ; or a shop for profit hnd sale; and not a rich storehouse. for the glory of the Creator,... | |
| Edward Forbes - 1843 - 32 pages
...That which Lord Bacon said of all knowledge is especially true of this department, that it " is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless...strife and contention ; or a shop for profit or sale ; — but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." IHE END.... | |
| 1843 - 450 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...for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit and sain ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate. —... | |
| James Pycroft - 1843 - 256 pages
...but that, as Bacon says, " there is not sought in Knowledge a Couch whereon to rest a searching and a restless Spirit ; or a Terrace for a wandering and...Strife and Contention ; or a Shop for Profit or Sale ; but a rich Storehouse for the Glory of the Creator and the relief of man's Estate^." Many things... | |
| 1843 - 862 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...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 mans estate."... | |
| 1871 - 870 pages
..." the greatest error of learning is the mistaking the final end of knowledge ; for some have 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."... | |
| 1851 - 622 pages
...breeding, or good manners, to pry into the affairs of others. Remember this. KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless...strife and contention ; or a shop for profit or sale; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. — Lord Bacon.... | |
| Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 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...upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contentioni or a shop, for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the CREATOR,... | |
| 1844 - 276 pages
...gift oj reason to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought in knowledge n couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace...upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground, for strife, or contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator,... | |
| Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - 1845 - 396 pages
...a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man : — as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching...walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower %f state for a proud mind to raise itself upon : or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention... | |
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