 | 1899 - 514 pages
...spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself up'on ; nor a fort for commanding ground for strife and contention ; nor a shop for profit or sale ; but... | |
 | 1899 - 504 pages
...spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a fort for commanding ground for strife and contention ; nor a shop for profit or sale ; but... | |
 | 1900 - 570 pages
...in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit or a terrace for a wan. bring and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair...prospect or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itaelf upon or a fort or commanding ground for strife or contention or a shop for profit or sale and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 462 pages
...; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable? mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or 8 tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon...fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; 01 a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a j-ich storehouse, fo1 the glory of the_ Creator and the... | |
 | 1900 - 632 pages
..." nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up " and down with a fair prospect ; nor a tower of state for a "proud mind to raise itself upon; nor a fort or commanding "ground for strife and contention; nor a shop for profit or sale; "but a rich... | |
 | Henry Woldmar Ruoff - 1902 - 712 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight, sometimes for ornament and reputation, but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to...prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop of profit or... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1906 - 386 pages
...to rank with Bacon and Locke, with Newton and Boyle. With him, " Knowledge was not a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace...state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a sort of commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit and sale; but a rich storehouse... | |
 | Perkins School for the Blind - 1907 - 462 pages
...spirit; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; nor.a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; nor a shop for profit and sale; but a rich... | |
 | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn - 1907 - 192 pages
...spirit; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; nor a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; nor a shop for profit and sale; but a rich... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 788 pages
...a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering mind to wnlk te not the Pierian spring ; there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sober sort of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale : but a rich storehouse... | |
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... as if there were sought in knowledge 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 ;... 
