 ... 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
 | Medicine - 1852 - 632 pages
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searchin; and restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fa» prospect ; or a tower of state, for a proud mind » raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Biography - 1852 - 610 pages
...searching and restless spirit ; or & terrace for a variable and wandering mind to walk up and down upon, with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud heart to disport itself upon ; or a fort for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale... | |
 | William Maxwell Wood - Progress - 1853 - 316 pages
...sought, in the words of Lord Bacon, "as a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or 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 store-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate."... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - Chemistry - 1853 - 478 pages
...being, 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...raise itself upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground of strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale, but a rich store-house for the glory of the... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...KNOWLEDGE. — Knowledge is not a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a sort of commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale : but a rich storehouse... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1877 - 394 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...upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contentions, or a shop for profit or sale, and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | Patrick Edward Dove - Political science - 1856 - 532 pages
...to appear. " Knowledge is not a couch whereon 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." If science were... | |
 | 1857 - 216 pages
..." Knowledge is not then a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse 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."* Religion,... | |
 | Religion - 1857 - 996 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 a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding-ground, for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse,... | |
 | American essays - 1868 - 796 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 a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commandingground for strife or contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse,... | |
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