 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...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,...estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...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,...estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...to rest si 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,...commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop foi profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 pages
...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,...estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1816 - 340 pages
...to rest a searching and restless spirit: or a terrace for * wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect : or a tower of state...ground for strife and contention : or a shop for profit and sale : and not a rich, itore-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate."... | |
 | 1851 - 786 pages
...wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for ft prond mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding...; or a shop for profit or sale — and not. a rich storebonse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of men's estate." — ADVAKCE.MENT or LEARKINO,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...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,...estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, fora wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state,...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." 9 Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | 1821 - 398 pages
...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,...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...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,...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
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... 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 to... 
