 For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them...  The Advancement of Learning, Book I - Page 42by Francis Bacon - 1904 - 145 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation; 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 terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and the way is, to take willow, sallow, poplar, alder,...growth ; and to set them, not upright, but aslope, Vfere sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1843 - 600 pages
...variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...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,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...our minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man: — as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, aud most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man:—as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction...give a true account of their gift of reason, to the beneftt and use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | James Bush - Beatitudes - 1841 - 124 pages
...variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrass for a wandering and variable mind, to walk up and down... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction...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... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...sometimes, to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes, for ornament and reputation ; sometimes, to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times, for lucre and profession; but seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of rttooo, to the benefit and use of men:... | |
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