 ... and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men: 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...  The Choice: Or, Lines on the Beatitudes - Σελίδα 41των James Bush - 1841 - 102 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1829 - 592 σελίδες
...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...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this ia that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemptation and action may be... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 492 σελίδες
...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 state, for a proud...of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate.'. . LOUD BACON. Advancement of Learning. Works, ii. SI. good man, is one that considers what are the... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 458 σελίδες
...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 state, for a proud...storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of ?aan's estate.' . . LORD BACON. Advancement of Learning. Works, ii. 51. severe, have added all the... | |
 | 1833 - 814 σελίδες
...and restless spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down in ; 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... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 σελίδες
...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...glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." " For our undertaking, we judge it of such a nature, that it were highly unworthy to pollute it with... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 σελίδες
...or a Terrassefor a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tmver of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon ;...storehouse, for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of mans estate. ADVANTAGES Of LSARNINO . . 53 / kavt no purpose to enttr into a laudative of learning,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 σελίδες
...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...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."... | |
 | 1884 - 716 σελίδες
...prospect, nor a foot and commanding ground for strife and contention, nor a shop for self-interest ; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man. — -Bacon. Seneca compares lessons to grains of seed. The quality of the fruit depends entirely... | |
 | 1842 - 1036 σελίδες
...and restless spirit ; nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down in ; 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... | |
 | 1835 - 538 σελίδες
...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...ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale; but a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate*." At... | |
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