For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them... Conversations at Cambridge - Sivu 149tekijä(t) Charles Valentine De Grice - 1836 - 299 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - 1851 - 444 sivua
...knowledge — the knowledge that moralists and preachers would convey. But Lord Bacon had read all that them to victory of wit and contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession"— [that is, for moat of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citers of the saying, 'Knowledge... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1852 - 328 sivua
...and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them...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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 236 sivua
...inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable...for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to giwi a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought... | |
| 1852 - 632 sivua
...minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for onament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable than to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerelj и give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 sivua
...sometimes to entertain their minds wit] variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament an< reputation ; sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucr and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give true account of their gift of reason, for the benefi... | |
| 1852 - 978 sivua
...inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their miitds with variety mid delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit tuid contradktioQ, and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 sivua
...and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for owledge, like the humour of Tiberius in his beginnings,...that would reign, but would not acknowledge so much ; mason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1877 - 394 sivua
...delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to win the victory by wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and...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,... | |
| William Laxton - 1854 - 608 sivua
...appetite; sometimes, for ornament and reputation; sometimes, for victory of art and contradiction; seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men But it is that which will, indeed, dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may... | |
| Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 sivua
...and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were wrought in knowledge a couch whereupon... | |
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