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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... "
On the Province of Methods of Teaching: A Professional Study - Page 44
by James Harmon Hoose - 1879 - 376 pages
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The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence, Volume 11

1836 - 596 pages
...of aspiring, ' and that they ought to enter their profession, not as a shop for profit and sale, but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate ? " The second reason against the separation is, that thereby the Crown would be deprived of its prerogative...
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Essays and Selections

Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...and seldom sincerely to give 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...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Of the strength of the love of knowledge who Love. can doubt? Who can have passed an hour with 233...
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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation; sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." He then weighs the dignity of knowledge " in the balance with other things," and takes the value by...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 61

1838 - 728 pages
...or a fort or commanding 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 with him that physical science, however useful, is but a part, and a small part, of...
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Quarterly Review, Volume 61

1838 - 574 pages
...or a fort or commanding 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 with him that physical science, however useful, is but a part, and a small part, of...
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The Church Magazine, Volume 5

1843 - 600 pages
...variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...GLORY of THE CREATOR and the RELIEF OF MAN'S ESTATE." We see, then, that the beginning of knowledge, the way of knowledge, and the end of knowledge must...
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Selections from the works of Taylor, Hooker, Barrow [and others] by B. Montagu

Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon...the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.—Advancement of Learning. UNIVERSITIES. As water, whether it he the dew of heaven or the springs...
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Selections from the Works of Taylor, Latimer, Hall, Milton, Barrow, South ...

Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon...storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of roan's estate. — Advancement of Learning. UNIVERSITIES. As water, whether it he the dew of heaven...
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The Wrongs of the Animal World: To which is Subjoined The Speech of Lord ...

David Mushet - 1839 - 350 pages
...knowledge a couch to rest a searching spirit ... a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself .... a shop for profit or sale : and not a rich storehouse...of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.— Lord Bacon. THE subject which now attracts our notice is one where the acts of torture are, in barbarity,...
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The Wrongs of the Animal World: To which is Subjoined The Speech of Lord ...

David Mushet - 1839 - 358 pages
...knowledge a couch to rest a searching spirit ... a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself .... a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse...the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.—Lord Bacon. THE subject which now attracts our notice is one where the acts of torture are,...
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