 For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 4411851Full view - About this book
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldonl sincerely to give a true account of their gift oT reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...contradiction ; 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:... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natrtral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to...with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament aod reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to vktory of wit and contradiction ; J>32 BAcON. and... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1809 - 315 pages
...TURNER '-, — 291 / • \ " Men have. entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 pages
...farthest end of ' knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...contradiction ; 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:... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom' sincerely to give a true account of their gift of rea-- son, to the benefit and use of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sinc»ely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 198 pages
...entertain bur minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man:... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...contradiction ; 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 man:... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pages
...will venture to repeat, " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...contradiction : 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 man... | |
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