 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 4411851Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...furthest end of knowledge.4 173 Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon reputation,and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ,- and most times for lucre... | |
 | 1851 - 812 pages
...of knowledge: — for men пате entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary oilers of the saying, ' Knowledge is power ;] " and seldom sincerely to give a true account of these... | |
 | 1851 - 856 pages
...end of knowledge : — for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...times for lucre and profession " — [that is, for mobt of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citera of the saying, 'Knowledge is power;']... | |
 | Maria Georgina Shirreff Grey, Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff - 1851 - 496 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men :... | |
 | 1851 - 792 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upou в natural curiosity and inqnisitire appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for luere and profession " — [that is, for most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citera... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1851 - 820 pages
...end of knowledge : — for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes apon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable PARSON, (remorsefully.) — "Are those Lord Bacon's words? I am very sorry I spoke so uncharitably... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - 1851 - 444 pages
...knowledge — the knowledge that moralists and preachers would convey. But Lord Bacon had read all that them to victory of wit and contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession"— [that is, for moat of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citers of the saying, 'Knowledge is power;']... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...Johnson. XX. JDwtre of Seaming. MEN have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man.... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1852 - 328 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge ; sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...furthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to giwi a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men... | |
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