 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...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 a searching and restless...sale ; and not a rich storehouse, | for the glory ofjthe_Creator, ^nd the relief of man's | i estate. * But this is that which will indeed dignify and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch where" upon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a " terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk " up and...; or a " fort or commanding ground, for strife and conten* tion ; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich " store-house for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch where" upon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a " terras for a wandering and variable mind to walk " up and...; or a " fort or commanding ground, for strife and conten" tion ; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich " store-house for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...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 a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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 a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 554 pages
...account 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 ; or a tarra.ss for a wandering and variable " mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...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 a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | 1833 - 270 pages
...Elements of Physics. HM KNOWLEDGE is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down in ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a commanding fort for strife... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 492 pages
...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 a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 458 pages
...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 a searching and restless spirit; or a tarasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
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... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife... 
