 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...  Lectures on the British Poets - Page 79by Henry Reed - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1843 - 600 pages
...farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to command victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...and Use of Knowledge. — Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite, sometimes...ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...our minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man: — as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, aud most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man:—as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...furthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...give a true account of their gift of reason, to the beneftt and use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | James Bush - Beatitudes - 1841 - 124 pages
...farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...Goes. END OF KNOWLEDGE. Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes -upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite: sometimes...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... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1842 - 326 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometime, upon a natural curiosity, and an iuqufsitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, where to rest a searching and restless spirit;... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon a natural curiosity and iwraisitive appetite ; sometimes, to entertain their minds with...and delight; sometimes, for ornament and reputation ; sometimes, to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times, for lucre and profession;... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Education, Higher - 1843 - 342 pages
...farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...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... | |
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