 ... 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
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 448 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest an uneasy spirit; or for a terrace for a wandering mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a ship for profit... | |
 | 1849 - 290 pages
...minds : — " Knowledge is not a eoueh wherenpon to rest a searehing or an anxious spirit, or a terraje for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospeet, or a tower of state for a prond mind to raise itself upon, or a fort ou a eommanding ground... | |
 | 1849 - 736 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 terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pages
...account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought in knowiedge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1850 - 212 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...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 - 588 pages
...gifts of reason to the benefit and use of men ; aa if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace...walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower ol stale for a proud min-Л to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...benefit and use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searchin? and restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down »ith a feir prospect ; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort, or... | |
 | 1850 - 824 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 tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought out some feathers of ostentation : " Qui de contemnendâ gloria libros scribu tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of... | |
 | Mary Kirby - 1850 - 204 pages
...PARK'S TRAvELS. " Knowledge is not a coach whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down in ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a commanding fort for strife... | |
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