 ... 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
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and aown with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud...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. —... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 596 pages
...for a prey. KNOWLEDGE 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...a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud man to raise himself upon ; or a fort of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for... | |
 | Protestantism - 1846 - 644 pages
...and restless spirit; nor a. terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down on ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; nor a commanding fort for strife and contention; nor yet a shop for profit and sale; but a rich storehouse,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variahle mind to walk up and down with a fail prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itselt upon ; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit or sale;... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 566 pages
...couch whereupon to rest a search' ing and restless spirit ; or a terras for a wandering and variab'e ' mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or...for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or com' manding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit ' or sale ; — and not a rich... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1849 - 346 pages
...ENOWLEDGE. Knowledge 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 store-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. — Lord Bacon.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ,- or a terrassc for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ,- or a tower of state, fur a proud mind to raise itself upon ,• or a furl or commanding ground, for strife and contention... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 pages
...the cravings of their curiosity ; or they use knowledge only for glory and show as if learning was a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or they seek knowledge that they may ungenerously dispute, making thereby knowledge a part for contention... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 pages
...the cravings of their curiosity ; or they use knowledge only for glory and show as if learning was a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or they seek knowledge that they may ungenerously dispute, making thereby knowledge a part for contention... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glury of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate."* And the same ideas run all through his works... | |
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