 | 1851 - 620 Seiten
...KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge is 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...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. — Lord Bacon.... | |
 | 1871 - 870 Seiten
...some have 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...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."... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 Seiten
...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 contentioni or a shop, for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the CREATOR,... | |
 | 1844 - 276 Seiten
...there were sought in knowledge n couch whereon 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, or contention ; or a shop, for profit or sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator,... | |
 | 1845 - 562 Seiten
...may we rise, step by step, to a more lofty knowledge ; which, if we be right minded, ' will not be a tower of state for a proud mind to ' raise itself...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.'* * Lord Bacon.... | |
 | Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - 1845 - 396 Seiten
...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 %f state for a proud mind to raise itself upon : or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention... | |
 | 1845 - 608 Seiten
...which, if we be right-minded, ' will not be a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upen — or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention — or a shop for profit or sale — hut a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate." * Lord Bacon... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 462 Seiten
...knowledge 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...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... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 440 Seiten
...knowledge 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...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... | |
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... 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... 
