... 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 a fort or commanding ground for strife... The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 39by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 492 pages
...victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times, for lucre and profession ; and seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower... | |
| Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - Great Britain - 1833 - 458 pages
...contradiction ; and most times, for lucre and profession ; and seldom, sincerely to give a true'account.of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a tarasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...Credulity, vol. ii. of this edition, p. 43. 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 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... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...is ever delightful in the apprehensions of some faculty : it fears no man, nor no thing, nor is it 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... | |
| Thomas Martin - 1835 - 392 pages
...to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to...whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
| 1835 - 538 pages
...followed in the University, — the philosophy of Aristotle ; real knowledge beiug in his view " not 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... | |
| Frederic Henry Hedge - Lectures and lecturing - 1836 - 42 pages
...to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucre and profession , and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason 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 state... | |
| Charles Valentine De Grice - Authors, English - 1836 - 322 pages
...to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account 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,... | |
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