 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men , peaches, almonds, cornelians, cariosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight;... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss. — THOMSON. SECTION X. LORD BACON. MEN have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge...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. As if there... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...artful mixture of sweetening and agreeable ingredients. — Anon. The End and Use of Knowledge. — Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge...ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or placing of the last and farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...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,...and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the beneftt and use of men : as if there... | |
 | James Bush - 1841 - 124 pages
...of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...his name. Church bell.— Toll ! toll! toll! Professor. — I will go. Goes. END OF KNOWLEDGE. Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...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 ; as if there... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1842 - 326 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometime, upon a natural curiosity, and an iuqufsitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...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 ; as if there... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...than it has yet attained. THE greatest error is the mistaking of the true end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon a natural curiosity and iwraisitive appetite ; sometimes, to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes, for... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 pages
...01 all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...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, as if there... | |
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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... 
