 ... 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 state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 39by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...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...ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale, and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. —... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...knowledge being in his view "not a couck 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 miud to raise itself upon ; or a fort, of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for... | |
 | 1841 - 530 pages
...that knowledge is not " a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, nor a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect,'" but " a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." But from the... | |
 | James Bush - Beatitudes - 1841 - 124 pages
...there 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 with i a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1842 - 326 pages
...gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, where to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras,...itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife or contention ; or a shop for profit hnd sale; and not a rich storehouse. for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...Bought in knowledge, a couch, whereupon to rest a searching •iid restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down,...for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or coinmnnjjng ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit and sale; and not a rich storehouse... | |
 | Edward Forbes - Botany - 1843 - 32 pages
...department, that it " is 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...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." IHE END.... | |
 | James Pycroft - Classical education - 1843 - 256 pages
...is not sought in Knowledge a Couch whereon to rest a searching and a restless Spirit ; or a Terrace for a wandering and variable Mind to walk up and down...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^." Many things... | |
 | 1843 - 862 pages
...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...for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit and sale : and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of mans estate."... | |
 | Ireland - 1843 - 450 pages
...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,...for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit and sain ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate. —... | |
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