 But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain...  The Saturday Magazine ... - Page 81842Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon a natural curiosity, and an inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession;... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...knowledge sometimes from a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain our minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession : and seldom sincerely... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession;... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite, sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | James Bush - 1841 - 124 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes -upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite: sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession... | |
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