 ... 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 - 1899 - 496 pages
...to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk upon with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud man to raise itself upon, or a fort of commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit... | |
 | Astronomy - 1899 - 504 pages
...philosopher : ' Knowledge is not a couch whereon 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 ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a fort for commanding ground for... | |
 | Astronomy - 1899 - 514 pages
...philosopher : ' Knowledge is not a couch whereon 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 ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself up'on ; nor a fort for commanding ground for... | |
 | English language - 1900 - 570 pages
...in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit or a terrace for a wan. bring and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair...prospect or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itaelf upon or a fort or commanding ground for strife or contention or a shop for profit or sale and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Didactic literature, English - 1900 - 462 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 with a fair prospect ; or 8 tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife... | |
 | Astronomy - 1900 - 632 pages
...philosopher : — "Knowledge "is not a couch whereon 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 ; nor a tower of state for a "proud mind to raise itself upon; nor a fort or commanding "ground for... | |
 | John Clair Minot, Donald Francis Snow - College stories - 1901 - 438 pages
...college were so far imbued with the Baconian spirit that they did not seek in knowledge merely "a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect," but "a rich storehouse for the relief of man's estate." How far his hopes were realized, and his own... | |
 | Henry Woldmar Ruoff - Success - 1902 - 710 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...prospect ; or a tower of state for a. proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop of profit or... | |
 | Henry Woldmar Ruoff - Success - 1902 - 712 pages
...variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop of profit or sale, and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate."... | |
 | Richard Hughes - Health & Fitness - 1902 - 808 pages
...healing of disease — as the proper aim of medical philosophy; not seeking ''in knowledge a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect," but rather accounting it "a rich store-house, for the glory of the Creator, ami Hie relief of man's... | |
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