 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to en-tertain...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety aud delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...: for men have entred into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times_for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
..." men have entered " into a desire of learning and knowledge, some" times upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive " appetite ; sometimes to entertain...sometimes for ornament and " reputation ; and sometimes enable them to '' victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times " for lucre and profession ; and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 540 pages
..." men have entered " into a desire of learning and knowledge, some" times upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive " appetite ; sometimes to entertain...sometimes for ornament and " reputation ; and sometimes enable them to " victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times " for lucre and profession ; and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...Bacon, " have entered into a desire of " learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natu" ral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite : sometimes " to entertain...delight : " sometimes for ornament and reputation : and some" times to enable them to victory of wit and contra" diction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...Bacon, " have entered into a desire of " learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natu" ral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite : sometimes " to entertain...delight : " sometimes for ornament and reputation : and some»* times to enable them to victory of wit and contra" diction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 554 pages
...Bacon, " have entered into a desire of " learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, " and inquisitive appetite : sometimes to entertain...with variety and delight : sometimes for ornament and re" putation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit " and contradiction ; and most times... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometunes to entertain their minds with variety and delight...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... | |
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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... 
