 | 1838 - 574 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to cast a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees... | |
 | 1838 - 728 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to cast a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees... | |
 | 1838 - 574 pages
...or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale; but rather a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man.' She agrees with him that physical science, however useful, is but a part, and a small part, of... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...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,...STOREHOUSE for the GLORY of THE CREATOR and the RELIEF OF MAN'S ESTATE." We see, then, that the beginning of knowledge, the way of knowledge, and the end of... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...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,...storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." " For our undertaking, we judge it of such a nature, that it were highly unworthy to... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...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...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale, and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. —... | |
 | David Mushet - 1839 - 358 pages
...knowledge a couch to rest a searching spirit ... a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself .... a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.—Lord Bacon. THE subject which now attracts our notice is one where the acts of torture... | |
 | David Mushet - 1839 - 350 pages
...knowledge a couch to rest a searching spirit ... a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself .... a shop for profit or sale : and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.— Lord Bacon. THE subject which now attracts our notice is one where the acts of torture... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...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...storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...being in his view "not a couck 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 miud to raise itself upon ; or a fort, of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for... | |
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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 ; or... 
