 ... 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
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 448 Seiten
...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest an uneasy spirit; or for a terrace for a wandering mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a ship for profit... | |
 | 1849 - 736 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 terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | 1849 - 610 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 searching and restless spirits; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect;... | |
 | 1849 - 290 Seiten
...minds : — " Knowledge is not a eoueh wherenpon to rest a searehing or an anxious spirit, or a terraje for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospeet, or a tower of state for a prond mind to raise itself upon, or a fort ou a eommanding ground... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 Seiten
...account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought in knowiedge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...the eye could hardly distinguish from the surrounding gloom. All such proceedings would indicate " as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest an uneasy spirit; or for a terrace for a wandering mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1850 - 214 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...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."... | |
 | 1851 - 588 Seiten
...gifts of reason to the benefit and use of men ; aa if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace...walk up and down, with a fair prospect ; or a tower ol stale for a proud min-Л to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 Seiten
...and seldom sincerely to give a tiucjiccoimt of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : isunderstanding in the grounds thereof, it may well...appear these men do not observe or consider, that tarrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of... | |
 | 1850 - 824 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... | |
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