 | 1847 - 434 pages
...; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to givs a true account of their gift of reason for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...knowledge.4 173 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 fur ornament and reputation,and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ,- and... | |
 | 1849 - 612 pages
...; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and 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, whereupon to rest... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pages
...: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and 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, whereupon to... | |
 | 1849 - 604 pages
...; for 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 vietory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sineerely to... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 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 whereupon... | |
 | 1849 - 610 pages
...mistaking of the true end of KNOWLEDGE, for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, 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;... | |
 | 1854 - 428 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes npon a natnral enriosity nnd inqaisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and repntation ; and sometimes to enable them to vietory hy wit and eontradietion ; and most times for... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1850 - 212 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... | |
 | 1850 - 824 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... | |
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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... 
