 | 1842 - 1008 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; and most times, for lucre and profession; but seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of rttooo, to the benefit and use of men:... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 pages
...inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory...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... | |
 | 1843 - 450 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 ; and most times, for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
 | 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 spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 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 ; and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
 | 1844 - 276 pages
...to triumph in wit and contradiction ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their 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 for a wandering and variable... | |
 | 1871 - 870 pages
...us that " 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 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... | |
 | 1851 - 620 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 spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 176 pages
...inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the gift of their reason to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch... | |
 | Caroline Frances Cornwallis - 1845 - 144 pages
...inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory...and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought... | |
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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... 
