 ... 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
 | 1846 - 492 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." — In brief, learning is sought as the means to an end, — and that end is too usually a worldly... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 440 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...ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale, but a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and t^ie relief of man-s estate." BALARD... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 462 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...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." BALARD... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 σελίδες
...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 mind...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. —... | |
 | 1744 - 596 σελίδες
...down with 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 profit or sale ; — but a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and relief of man's estate. 128 SINCERE RECONCILIATION.... | |
 | 1846 - 644 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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;... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 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...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 σελίδες
...searching and restless spirit, — 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. " It is the presence or absence of this last consideration which gives its real character to intellectual... | |
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