| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 lapas
...impediments to the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 lapas
...impediments tp the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldonl sincerely... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 lapas
...the progress of learn-- in g, he says: But the greatest error of all th« rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge...desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natrtral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 lapas
...HOWARD . 233 BRADFORD — 252. ENQUIRY UPON PUBLIC PUNISHMENTS — 281 TURNER '-, — 291 / • \ " Men have. entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 524 lapas
...impediments to the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of ' knowledge...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 550 lapas
...knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom' sincerely... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1816 - 340 lapas
...PUNISHMENTS .... 275 TURNER .285 " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, so-netimes upoa a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession : but seldom sincerely to... | |
| 1851 - 786 lapas
...end of knowledge : — fur men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upou a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable. them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession " — [that is, for most... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 lapas
...sometimes improved, but seldom augmented. But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sinc»ely to... | |
| 1821 - 398 lapas
...of one of the errors of learning, he " But the greatest errour of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
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