 ... 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 a fort or commanding ground for strife and...  The Living Age ... - Page 3031851Full view - About this book
 | Periodicals - 1833
...raise itself upon ; nor a commanding furl for strife and contention; nor yet a shop for profit and sale; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. BACON. WHEN the Princess Anne, daughter of Charles the First (who died, the 8th of December,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1833
...itself upon ; nor a commanding fort for strife and contention; nor yet a shop for profit and gale, but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. BACON. WHEN the Princess Anne, daughter of Charles the First (who died, the 8th of December,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 386 pages
...or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not, a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.'. . LOUD BACON. Advancement of Learning. Works, ii. SI. good man, is one that considers... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - Great Britain - 1833 - 375 pages
...or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not, a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of ?aan's estate.' . . LORD BACON. Advancement of Learning. Works, ii. 51. severe, have added all the... | |
 | Agriculture - 1842
...raise itself upon ; nor a commanding fort for strife and contention ; nor yet a shop for profit and sale ; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." 4. Plants and animals — being endowed with life — constitute what is called the... | |
 | Ireland - 1884
...prospect, nor a foot and commanding ground for strife and contention, nor a shop for self-interest ; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man. — -Bacon. Seneca compares lessons to grains of seed. The quality of the fruit depends entirely... | |
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 367 pages
...or a fort or commanding ground, for strife or contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.' He then proceeds to weigh the dignity of knowledge in the balance with other things,... | |
 | Law - 1836
...lawful end of aspiring, ' and that they ought to enter their profession, not as a shop for profit and sale, but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate ? " The second reason against the separation is, that thereby the Crown would be deprived... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1837
...raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit or sale ; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." Suppose that he were for a moment, for argument's sake, merely to assent to the proposition... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - Lectures and lecturing - 1836 - 29 pages
...upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house 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... | |
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