 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1836 - 422 pages
...all ? " 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 * Milton. ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction... | |
 | Charles Valentine De Grice - 1836 - 322 pages
...all ? " 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 * MUton. ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon a natural curiosity, and an inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their...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, where to rest... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon, a natural curiosity, and an inquisitive appetite; sometimes to enter-tain their...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, where to rest... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...our minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...profession ; 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... | |
 | 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...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 - 1838 - 894 pages
...: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...Knowledge. — Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite, sometimes to entertain their...ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...our minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man: — as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
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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... 
