 ... 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...  Scholarship examinations of 1846/47 (-1853/54). - Seite 5von Bengal council of educ - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1846 - 644 Seiten
...USE OF KNOWLEDGE. — Knowledge is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching 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... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 Seiten
...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 tarrasse, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 Seiten
...and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of man : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, — a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect; or a tower... | |
 | 1847 - 566 Seiten
...but 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 search' ing and restless spirit ; or a terras for a wandering and variab'e ' mind to walk up and down... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1857
...suffer. — JOHNSON. Knowledge is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit • nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down on ; nor a tower ol state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a commanding for strife and contention... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1849 - 346 Seiten
...fellow-creature, I would shut him alone in a dark room without employment. ENOWLEDGE. Knowledge is not a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless...strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; but a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. — Lord Bacon.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 Seiten
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ,- or a terrassc for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ,- or a tower of state, fur a proud mind to raise itself upon ,• or a furl or commanding ground, for strife and contention... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 Seiten
...the cravings of their curiosity ; or they use knowledge only for glory and show as if learning was a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or they seek knowledge that they may ungenerously dispute, making thereby knowledge a part for contention... | |
 | 1849 - 604 Seiten
...and seldom sineerely 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...with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state, for a prond mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop... | |
 | 1849 - 612 Seiten
...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...and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state, fur a proud mind to raise itself upon , or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ;... | |
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