| 1851 - 812 pages
...entertain their minds with variety 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." — [that is, for most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary oilers of the saying, ' Knowledge... | |
| 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... | |
| 1851 - 856 pages
...citera of the saying, 'Knowledge is power;'] "and seldom sincerely to give a true account of these gifts of reason to the benefit and use of men; as if there were Bought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering... | |
| 1851 - 792 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to 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... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1852 - 298 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ;...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ;...of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ;...for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to giwi a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought... | |
| 1852 - 978 pages
...sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit tuid contradktioQ, and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the (lift of their reason to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought iu knowledge a couch... | |
| 1852 - 632 pages
...minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for onament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable than to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerelj и give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...entertain their minds wit] variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament an< reputation ; sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucr and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give true account of their gift of reason, for the benefi... | |
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