 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
 | Ed Andrew - Leisure - 1981 - 216 pages
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 | Leonard R. N. Ashley - England - 1988 - 330 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;...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... | |
 | Howard Zinn - History - 1990 - 412 pages
...entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times...their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men. . . . We who think about history need to decide from the start whether history should be written and... | |
 | Richard Hoggart - Language Arts & Disciplines - 372 pages
...to enable them to the victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profersion ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their...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... | |
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