 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 200 pages
...seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man: — 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... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 218 pages
...ornament and reputation; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, and 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 were sought in knowledge a couch... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession : and seldom sincerely to...of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of man : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to...of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of man: as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 428 pages
...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 540 pages
...and " reputation ; and sometimes enable them to " victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times " for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to...sought " in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a search" ing and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a " wandering and variable mind to walk up and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
..." reputation ; and sometimes enable them to '' victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times " for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to...sought " in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a search" ing and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a " wandering and variable mind to walk up and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 554 pages
...re" putation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit " and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; •' and seldom sincerely...of their gift of " reason to the benefit and use of man : as if there were sought *' in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and " restless... | |
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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... 
